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New clearing of forest in protected area in Brazil linked to mining by Liz Kimbrough on 27 May 2021 An expansive clearing of primary forest has been detected in Tapajós Environmental Protection Area in the Brazilian Amazon, possibly driven by illegal mining activities. Satellite imagery from Planet confirms that the deforestation, which covers around 1,250 hectares (3,090 acres), or an area the size of a large international airport, occurred between January and February of this year. Mining activity is the suspected driver of this forest loss, as the cleared area surrounds a long-standing f...

The Biggest Climate Trial of the Year Was a Chevron-Fueled ‘Charade’ Gizmodo 5 hrs ago Dharna Noor © Photo: Michael M. Santiago (Getty Images) Attorney Steven Donziger arrives for a court appearance at Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan on May 10, 2021 in New York City. After a week of proceedings, the criminal trial for attorney Steven Donziger—who won a multibillion-dollar case against Chevron over pollution in the Amazon rainforest—wrapped up on Monday. In his estimation, the trial was a “charade.” And yet he was relatively please...

First Posted: May 14, 2021 12:22 AM EDT Photo : Buda Mendes/Getty Images Authorities in Brazil are allegedly targeting indigenous leaders after police initially launched a probe on two prominent critics of President Jair Bolsonaro's government, according to human rights activists in the country. The Guardian reported that Sônia Guajajara, the head of Brazil's largest indigenous organization, the Association of Indigenous Peoples (APIB), and Almir Suruí, had been put under investigation last month. The indigenous leaders had launched a social media campaign, raising awareness of the thre...

Lawyer who won Ecuador oil case against Chevron back in court fighting 'most vicious corporate counterattack in US history' Case centres on decision by Ecuador courts to order company to pay $9.5bn in damages to people blighted by decades of polluted air and water 10 May 2021 • 10:06pm Environmental attorney Steven Donziger addresses supporters, including actress Susan Sarandon, outside federal court in Manhattan Credit: JUSTIN LANE/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock  It was a decade ago that Steven Donziger seemed to have brought Chevron to its knees, winning a landmark $9.5 billion (£6.7bn) settlemen...