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Scientists make 'disturbing' find on remote island: plastic rocksThere are few places on Earth as ...

Deccan Herald 21 Mar 2023
There are few places on Earth as isolated as Trindade island, a volcanic outcrop a three- to four-day boat trip off the coast of Brazil ... The finding left her "disturbed" and "upset," said Santos, a professor at the Federal University of Parana, in southern Brazil ... Brazil. environment news.
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World Water Day to be marked tomorrow

Urdu Point 21 Mar 2023
... of water's importance in the environment, agriculture, health and trade ... Agenda 21 is a worldwide action plan for areas where human activities may affect the environment. It was adopted at the UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 1992.
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Oil Updates — Crude up; Venezuela president accepts resignation of oil minister  

Arab News 21 Mar 2023
Brazil environment agency asks for more info from Petrobras. Brazil’s environmental regulator Ibama has asked Petrobras for additional information on its plan to drill at the mouth of the Amazon river before authorizing the company to test its emergency oil spill response, the agency’s president told Reuters.
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World Water Day 2023: Small changes lead to big differences

Vietnam News 21 Mar 2023
At the UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the “Earth Summit”, which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 3-14 June 1992, participants adopted a resolution taking March 22 as the World Water Day. The day has been observed annually since 1993 ...VNA/VNS. .
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Brazil environment agency frustrates Petrobras plan to drill at the mouth of the Amazon

Reuters 20 Mar 2023
BRASILIA, March 20 (Reuters) - Brazil's environmental regulator Ibama has asked oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) for additional information on its plan to drill at the mouth of the Amazon river before authorizing Petrobras to test its emergency oil spill response, the agency's president Rodrigo Agostinho told Reuters.
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Missing Radioactive Caesium-137 Found in Thailand - Reports

Urdu Point 20 Mar 2023
The biggest caesium-137-related incident took place in 1987 in Goiania, Brazil when a radiotherapy source was stolen from an abandoned hospital. It was later disassembled, releasing the isotope into the environment and causing about 250 cases of contamination during which several people acquired chronic radiation sickness with four dying ....
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‘They still have rights’: State lawmakers introduce bill limiting, regulating solitary confinement

The Brown Daily Herald 20 Mar 2023
Content warning. This article includes mentions of suicide ... ADVERTISEMENT. “The idea (of the bill) is to try to make what are largely inhumane conditions as humane as possible,” Acosta said ... Julia Vaz is a Metro editor covering the environment and crime and justice beats. She is a sophomore from Brazil studying Political Science and Literary Arts ....
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Starlink Brought Internet to Brazil's Amazon. Criminals Love It.

Beijing News 19 Mar 2023
The benefits of connectivity were immediately apparent to bad actors in the Amazon, Hugo Loss, operations coordinator for Brazil´s environment agency, told the AP in a phone interview ... Brazil's environment agency told the AP via email that it, along with other federal ...
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Elon Musk brought internet to Brazil’s Amazon and criminals love it

New York Post 17 Mar 2023
The benefits of connectivity were immediately apparent to bad actors in the Amazon, Hugo Loss, operations coordinator for Brazil´s environment agency, told the AP in a phone interview ... Brazil’s environment agency told the AP via email that it, along with other federal bodies, is ...
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SpaceX Starlink devices found at illegal mining sites in Amazon

The Cleveland American 17 Mar 2023
According to Brazil’s environmental organization, the equipment is not illegal, but it can be used for illegal activities ... In this photo provided by Brazil’s Environment Agency, federal officials destroy an illegal mine rock inside Yanomami indigenous territory, Roraima state, Brazil, Tuesday, March 14, 2023.
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Elon Musk's Starlink is aiding criminal mining efforts in Brazil's Amazon

Business Insider 17 Mar 2023
... in Yanomami land, Brazil's largest Indigenous region, the Brazilian environment agency Ibama told the AP. "This technology is extremely fast and really improves the ability to manage an illegal mine," Hugo Loss, operations coordinator for Brazil's environment agency, told the AP.
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Elon Musk brought the internet to Brazil’s Amazon. Criminals love it

The Los Angeles Times 17 Mar 2023
The environment agency, known as Ibama, has seized seven Starlink terminals in Yanomami land over the past five weeks, the agency’s press office said ... The benefits of connectivity were immediately apparent to bad actors in the Amazon, Hugo Loss, operations coordinator for Brazil´s environment agency, told the AP in a phone interview.
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Chinese FM spokesperson addresses questions including on Brazilian president's upcoming visit

ECNS 17 Mar 2023
We call on countries concerned to earnestly abide by the rules of the market economy and the principle of fair competition, stop overstretching and abusing the concept of national security, and provide a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory environment for foreign businesses.
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David Noer: Biden’s not why our kids are ugly

News & Record 17 Mar 2023
“You’re the reason our fantasy is failing.” ... Apple Podcasts ... A popular example is that a butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil can cause a tornado in Texas. In today’s environment, Republican congressional representatives would refute the science, blame the butterfly, and form a committee to investigate Biden’s relationship with butterflies ... Bio Box.
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Musk brought internet to Brazil's Amazon. Criminals love it.

The Manila Times 16 Mar 2023
The benefits of connectivity were immediately apparent to bad actors in the Amazon, Hugo Loss, operations coordinator for Brazil´s environment agency, told the AP in a phone interview ... Brazil's environment agency told the AP via email that it, along with other federal ...

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