Brazil grain barge shipping returns as Amazonian drought subsides
Transportation of soybeans and corn on barges along the Brazilian Amazon's Tapajos River, which had been suspended in early ...
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Researchers find high levels of mercury in Amazon’s Madeira River water & fish
Initial results from Harvard reveal high levels of mercury in the Madeira, although still below the limit recommended by ...
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Reserve in Brazilian Amazon struggles as ‘aggressive’ deforestation spreads
When created in 2006, the Triunfo do Xingu Environmental Protection Area in the Brazilian Amazon was supposed to preserve the ...
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Oxy Divests Some Powder River Basin Assets to Anschutz
Occidental Petroleum has reduced its Powder River Basin interest in a sale to privately held Rockies explorer Anschutz Exploration. Oxy has been marketing property this year towards reducing debt from ...
Rio Tinto-backed lithium tech startup set to raise second round of funds
A lithium technology startup backed by Rio Tinto expects to finalise a funding round in the next week to raise A$29 million ...
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Belem, host of COP30, is Amazonian city plagued with pollution and violence
As COP29 ends all eyes turn to the upcoming COP30 in Belem, the first U.N. climate conference in the Amazon. Many tout the ...
Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old canals used to fish by predecessors of ancient Maya
Using drones and Google Earth imagery, archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old network of earthen canals in what’s ...