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“It’s impossible to monitor all the environmental violations without satellite imagery”

Researcher Brenda Brito says bills passed by Brazil’s lower house last week will increase deforestation. One would bar satellite imagery alone from triggering land-use bans (embargos), forcing agents to physically inspect sites — an impossible task for thousands of deforestation areas.

Tiffany Higgins

Tiffany Higgins

May 26, 2026

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Remember Lindsey Graham

Remember Lindsey Graham

Plus: the fallout from the loss of Graham as a key Trump ally

The Week on Noosphere

The Week on Noosphere

Inside this past week on Noosphere: Russia strikes Kyiv, Gaza watches the World Cup, bombing in Damascus, and reflections on the Declaration of Independence 250 years later

South Asia Brief

Modi’s visit to Australia, landslides in Bangladesh, a Sri Lankan prison riot, and more.

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Behind the Scenes: The Exchange with Cuba’s U.N. Ambassador

Behind the Scenes: The Exchange with Cuba’s U.N. Ambassador

Laura Trevelyan sits down with Cuba's Ambassador to the United Nation Ernesto Soberón Guzmán

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