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Brazil Approves Amazon Oil Drilling During Climate Summit, House Opens Alaska Wilderness to Drilling — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Fri, Nov 21 2025
Brazil authorizes offshore drilling near the Great Amazon Reef while hosting COP30, as the U.S. House votes to eliminate protections for millions of acres of Alaskan wilderness. Meanwhile, New Jersey activists push for a $50 billion climate superfund targeting fossil fuel companies. Read the full article
Africa deserves double its climate adaptation funding due to carbon storage role, experts argue at cop30

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Cop30 climate summit pushes major biofuel expansion despite environmental and food security concerns

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From smoky skies to sinking cities: an indonesian environmental journalist’s personal journey through her nation’s climate crisis

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Fossil fuel disputes erupt at cop30 climate summit amid strategic negotiation moves

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Lesotho communities fight back against massive water transfer project they call “greenwashing”

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