Giorno: 2 Giugno 2023

A visual guide to deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest

Read More The destruction and degradation of the world’s largest rainforest has happened in fits and starts. Spanning eight countries, the Amazon rainforest is home to an enormous concentration of life and culture. About half of it is located in Brazil, which is also the heart of the destruction. The forest’s fortunes have risen and […]

The multinational companies that industrialised the Amazon rainforest

Read More A handful of global giants dominate the industrialisation of the Amazon rainforest, extracting tens of billions of dollars of raw materials every year, according to an analysis that highlights how much value is being sucked out of the region with relatively little going back in. But even as the pace of deforestation hits […]

More than 800m Amazon trees felled in six years to meet beef demand

Read More More than 800m trees have been cut down in the Amazon rainforest in just six years to feed the world’s appetite for Brazilian beef, according to a new investigation, despite dire warnings about the forest’s importance in fighting the climate crisis. A data-driven investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ), the Guardian, […]

North Carolina Senate proposes controversial measure aimed at enhancing trust in elections

North Carolina Senate Republicans proposed on Thursday an omnibus election measure that contains provisions vetoed successfully in past years by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper as well as other administrative changes that supporters argue will boost trust in election outcomes. The legislation, which could receive a committee hearing next week, has been worked on for weeks, […]

Biden admin to expand migrant entries via CBP One app to nearly 40K a month

The Biden administration is expanding the number of migrants it is allowing into the U.S. via the controversial CBP One app to nearly 40,000 a month as officials continue to tackle an ongoing crisis at the border, even as numbers have dropped post-Title 42. The Department of Homeland Security announced that it is increasing the […]

Navy takes down LGBTQ+ Pride post on Instagram and Twitter, removes rainbow banner

The U.S. Navy has taken down posts celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride month on social media, including rainbow banners that read, “Pride.” Pride posts made on the Navy’s Instagram and Twitter accounts on Thursday, June 1, are no longer there as of Friday, June 2. The posts showed outlines of Navy vessels and aircraft with streaming rainbow […]