Brazilian state law overturns soy moratorium that helped curb Amazon deforestation

AGUA CLARA, Brazil — A historic agreement that’s helped curb deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon for nearly…

Brazil fines meatpacking companies, including giant JBS, for buying illegally raised cattle

BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil’s environmental agency has levied $64 million in fines against 23 meatpacking companies…

Miners are razing forests to meet surging demand for metals and minerals, report says

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Whether it’s digging for metals and minerals for cellphones and electric vehicles or…

Autoworkers demonstrate in Brussels to protest layoff threats across the EU industrial base

BRUSSELS — Thousands of disgruntled workers demonstrated in the Belgian capital on Monday to protest the…

5 people killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains northwest of Nepal’s capital

KATHMANDU, Nepal — All five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed Wednesday…