Central and South America
Brazil agency workers overseeing oil licenses vote to strike
Workers in the Rio de Janeiro offices of environmental agency Ibama, which handles licensing of Brazil's petroleum industry, agreed to start striking on...
Brazil’s Lula defends oil exploration near Amazon River
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that a controversial offshore oil exploration plan near the mouth of the Amazon River...
Fires ravage Brazil wetlands, incinerating snakes and monkeys
The El Nino weather pattern, supercharged by climate change, has dried the area's rivers and disrupted its usual seasonal flooding, leaving the ecosystem...
Fires in Brazil wetlands surge to record start in 2024
The contrast with record flooding in Rio Grande do Sul, three states to the south, may be jarring, but scientists say the fires...
Embraer’s Eve to raise funds as soon as July for flying taxi certification
Electric aircraft maker Eve expects to raise funds as early as next month to finance operations through the certification of its flying taxi...
Fires in Brazilian wetlands surge 980%, extreme drought expected
Fires in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands have surged nearly tenfold so far this year to the highest levels since 2020, when the biome suffered...
Chile’s Codelco targeting 2030 production for Maricunga lithium site: documents
Rothschild & Co has formally started to assess candidates to partner with Chile's state-run miner Codelco on a major new lithium project slated...
Should Nigeria expand LNG to boost its economy? IISD report weighs the risks
What should Nigeria consider when it comes to expanding liquefied natural gas to bolster its economy? A report from the International Institute for...
Bolivian scientists to track glacial changes with new equipment
New scientific equipment being installed at the country's Huayna Potosi mountain peak will provide real-time measurements of glaciers' mass.
After historic floods, Brazil braces for severe drought
After torrential rains that sparked historic flooding in southern Brazil, the country expects a swing to severe drought in parts: Environmental Minister Marina...
