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☆ Queen Camilla won’t add any new furs to her wardrobe
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —Buckingham Palace has written to an animal rights group to confirm that Queen Camilla will no longer buy clothes that include animal pelts. The letter sent to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), and seen by CNN, said that: “Her Majesty will not procure any new fur garments.” It is unclear, however, what the Queen’s position is with regard to fur items in her existing wardrobe. The move follows a similar stand taken by her late mother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth II, who ruled out buying new fur products back in 2019. The palace’s correspondence was in response to a letter sent by PETA to the Queen in April. In it, Elisa Allen, vice president of the organization’s UK programs and operations, detailed the cruel practices which, it says, are employed in the fur industry, as well its impact on the environment.

Persons: Buckingham, Queen Camilla, Queen Elizabeth II, Elisa Allen, Ingrid Newkirk, claret, Angela Kelly, Dresser, ” Kelly, ” Organizations: London CNN, Animals, PETA, CNN, ”

☆ King Charles’ first official portrait by Jonathan Yeo unveiled
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Buckingham Palace revealed the first official portrait of King Charles III since his coronation on Tuesday, and it’s proving to be divisive with its lurid red brushstrokes. The 8.5 by 6.5-foot painting is by British artist Jonathan Yeo, who has painted high-profile subjects throughout his career including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, actor Nicole Kidman and education activist Malala Yousafzai. Artist Jonathan Yeo's oil on canvas portrait of Britain's King Charles III. It’s what Yeo captures here.”While the celebrated artist works mainly in oils, he has dabbled in another medium: collage. The King is an artist himself, and a collection of his watercolors went on show in London in 2022.

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☆ Corporate America Is Going Un-Woke: Reversing DEI, Sustainability Plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Plenty of companies are reining in their rhetoric and in some cases action on issues such as sustainability and diversity. Over the past decade, many corporations have at least professed to take a more active role in social issues, under pressure from their customers and, more importantly, employees. After last year's Bud Light debacle, which was a real blow to its business, executives fear they'll be the next target of some anti-woke outcry. For the fourth quarter of 2020, 131 companies mentioned ESG, and 34 mentioned DEI or diversity and inclusion. This may be a great un-wokening, but maybe corporate America was actually never that committed to the idea in the first place.

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☆ Opinion | Congestion Pricing and Confusion
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:Re “M.T.A.’s Congestion Fees Will Launch on June 30” (news article, April 27):Any congestion pricing plan must be implemented responsibly, with full consideration of its effects on vulnerable communities and the environment. Drive, concentrated in an area with many low-income residents that is already designated as an Environmental Justice Area by New York State, is deeply concerning. If this plan is to be truly transformative, its effects must be thoroughly studied and mitigated. The M.T.A.’s resistance to a proper environmental impact study and its urgency in pushing this plan forward are alarming. Rushing forward without proper due diligence is irresponsible and risks irreparable harm to already vulnerable communities.

Organizations: Metropolitan Transportation, Environmental, New Locations: New York State, New Jersey, Bronx

☆ No bean coffee made from things like date seeds may be in our near future
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

So some companies are using biotechnology to create viable coffee alternatives. Some use beanless coffee made from other ingredients, while others are developing lab-grown coffee. AdvertisementYour morning cup of joe might be missing a key ingredient in the future: coffee beans. Coffee is so popular around the world that the vast crop requirements are devastating the environment. A handful of them are already using biotechnology and food science to create viable coffee replacements, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Organizations: Street Journal, Business

☆ We left Colorado's cold weather and high taxes for California sunshine and a surprisingly cheaper cost of living
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Beth Ann: We planned on getting to California at some point. Beth Ann: We first started considering a move to California during COVID when we were sitting at home and couldn't go anywhere. AdvertisementEric and Beth Ann Mott said they love the access to nature and hiking in California. Courtesy of Eric and Beth Ann MottBeth Ann: You can't paint California with just one brush. Beth Ann: I think California will continue to be our long-term play.

Persons: —, realtors Eric Mott, Beth Ann Mott, Eric, Denver, Beth Ann, We're, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Colorado, COVID, California Eric, Beth Anne, Beth Ann Mott Eric, it's, Colorado Eric, Everybody, they're, Beth Ann Mott Beth Ann, wouldn't Organizations: Service, realtors, Business, Kansas City, Berkshire Locations: Denver , Colorado, Oaks , California, California, Denver, Colorado, Oaks, Eric, COVID, Santa Monica, downtown, Los Angeles

☆ ISS says unions and pension funds should back Norfolk Southern activist investor
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Norfolk Southern Chief Executive Alan Shaw testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing titled "Improving Rail Safety in Response to the East Palestine Derailment" in Washington, U.S., March 22, 2023. Norfolk Southern -invested unions and pension funds should back activist Ancora's full seven-director slate at the railroad's shareholder meeting later this month, two different Institutional Shareholder Services proxy advisory services said. Neuberger Berman said earlier that it would support Ancora's case for change at Norfolk Southern, while Canadian asset manager EdgePoint also reaffirmed on Thursday that it would be voting its shares with the activist. (EdgePoint was initially partnered with Ancora's campaign at Norfolk Southern but dissolved that arrangement months earlier.) Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard, BlackRock, State Street and Dodge & Cox, as well as California's pension funds, CalPERS and CalSTRS, and Colorado's public pension fund.

Persons: Alan Shaw, Ancora's, Taft, Jim Barber, Glass Lewis, Barber, investor's, Ancora, Neuberger Berman, EdgePoint Organizations: Norfolk Southern, Commerce, Science, Institutional, Hartley Advisory Services, Social Advisory Services, CNBC, UPS, ISS, Norfolk Southern's, Norfolk, Vanguard, Dodge, Cox Locations: East Palestine, Washington , U.S, Norfolk, East Palestine , Ohio, BlackRock

☆ The world's happiest countries are targeting net-negative emissions — despite a growing 'greenlash'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

It is aiming to be the first high-income country to reach net zero emissions in 2035 and net negative by 2040. Denmark, which the World Happiness Report recognized as the world's second-happiest country, is targeting net zero by 2045 — and net negative by 2050. Thierry Monasse | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesDanish Climate Minister Lars Aagaard said the need for negative emissions was clear. He added that Denmark's ability to achieve net negative emissions would hinge upon policies implemented over the next five to seven years. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images

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☆ Stone Age Paleo diet was not rich in meat, scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —What did people in the Stone Age eat before the advent of farming around 10,000 years ago? Scientists analyzed chemical signatures preserved in bones and teeth belonging to at least seven different Iberomaurusians and found that plants, not meat, were their primary source of dietary protein. The evidence suggested that the Iberomaurusians consumed “fermentable starchy plants” such as wild cereals or acorns, according to the study. The work undermines the idea that a Stone Age diet was meat heavy — a rigid assumption perpetuated by present-day dietary trends like the Paleo diet. The transition to agriculture was a complex process that occurred at different times and proceeded at different rates, in different ways with different foods, in different places, Pobiner said.

Persons: Heiko Temming, ”, Zineb Moubtahij, Max Planck, Klervia Jaouen, ” Jaouen, Iberomaurusians, ” Moubtahij, —, Briana Pobiner, wasn’t, Jaouen, Pobiner, “ Organizations: CNN, Géosciences Environnement, Max Planck Institute, Stone, Smithsonian National Museum of Locations: what’s, Morocco, Cave, Géosciences Environnement Toulouse, France, Leipzig, Germany, Taforalt, Peru, Levant

☆ Miami is 'ground zero' for climate risk. People are moving to the area and building there anyway
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +20 min

South Pointe Beach in Miami Beach, Florida. Climate risk is "always on our thoughts," said Habibian, 39, who moved to Miami-Dade County about six years ago. Despite that risk, 66% of Miami-Dade County residents said they'd never leave, according to a study published in the journal Climate Risk Management. "We try to be smart about it, try to be proactive as best we can," Arditi said of climate risk. Juxtaposed at left was one of the last remaining patches of mangroves in the urban Miami area, a living memorial to a once-thriving population.

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☆ India kicks off second phase of its 2024 election
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIndia kicks off second phase of its 2024 electionThirteen states will be heading to the polls on Thursday. CNBC's Sri Jegarajah speaks to voters in one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's heartlands. Some of them, particularly younger, first-time voters, raised concerns about unemployment, corruption and the environment.

Persons: CNBC's Sri Jegarajah, Narendra Modi's heartlands Organizations: India

☆ The fight over the future of plastics
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Hiroko Tabuchi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Earlier this week in Ottawa, the Vinyl Institute, a major plastic industry group, hosted a reception for delegates who are negotiating what would be the first global treaty to tackle the world’s mounting plastic waste problem. There were cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. And signs with the message that plastics save lives. Scientists have increasingly raised the alarm over the risks that the chemicals used in plastic pose to human health and the environment. Ahead of the latest round of talks, European researchers published a database of more than 16,000 chemicals plastics can contain, many of which have been linked to cancer risks and damage to the human immune system.

Persons: Domenic DeCaria, DeCaria Organizations: Vinyl Institute, Times Locations: Ottawa

☆ The US is under pressure to lead the way in reducing plastic pollution — but it keeps making more of it
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

World leaders are gathering in Ottawa, Ontario, this week to hash out a global treaty to end plastic pollution. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. AdvertisementHundreds of businesses and countries support cutting plastic production. Lin represents the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty, which includes more than 200 companies. Cutting plastic production would also hit the bottom line of oil majors such as Exxon.

Persons: Carroll Muffett, Jose Fernandez, Biden, Allison Lin, Lin, Stewart Harris, Harris, Neil Nathan, Nathan, He's Organizations: Service, Business, Center for International Environmental Law, Organization for Economic Co, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, State Department, Mars Inc, Business Coalition, Global Plastics, Walmart, PepsiCo, International Council of Chemical Association, Oxford Economics, Exxon, The International Energy Agency, UC Santa Barbara, US Locations: Ottawa , Ontario, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Washington, DC, Paris, Ottawa, Belgium

☆ Tesla found a way to get out of environmental regulations at its Texas gigafactory
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Tesla's gigafactory outside Austin won't have to follow the city's environmental regulations. Elon Musk has said the property will be an "ecological paradise," but Tesla has a history of violating the environment. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementTesla's massive gigafactory outside Austin, Texas will no longer have to follow local environmental regulations, thanks to a recent state law. Tesla's 2,500-acre property, which includes its 10-million-square-foot electric vehicle gigafactory, is in unincorporated land on the outskirts of Austin.

Persons: Tesla's, Elon Musk, Tesla, — Organizations: EV, Service, Business Locations: Austin, Austin , Texas

☆ America's Plastic Catastrophe: Most Waste Can't Be Recycled
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Taylor Dorrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

It's an urgent question — what do we do with the 40 million tons of plastic waste we produce annually? One year of plastic waste is roughly enough to smother the entirety of Manhattan a meter deep, and it has to go somewhere. For decades, America sent its plastic waste to countries like China and Indonesia. Unlike aluminum or glass, the plastic that can be recycled rarely results in replacing one recycled water bottle with another. By downcycling a tiny portion of plastic waste, companies can genuinely reuse a relatively small share of plastic, while convincing consumers that the industry has created a circular economy of infinitely recycled plastic.

Persons: Kartik Byma, they're, Tim Miller, Susan Freinkel, Nestlé, Lea Suzuki, Larry Thomas, what's, Taylor Dorrell, Biden, that's, Taylor, Miller, Kelley Sayre, Vicky Abou, it's, Mike Bloomberg, Bloomberg, Espen Barth Eide, Norway's, Abou, It's Organizations: Getty, America, Chevron, Exxon, Paper Stock, Plastics Industry Association, Organization for Economic Co, San Francisco, NPR, International Energy Agency, ExxonMobil, Alterra Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Royal Paper Stock, Akron, Buckeye Environmental, Business, Eastman Chemical Co, American Chemistry Council, New, Beyond Plastics, UN, Buckeye Environmental Network Locations: America, Manhattan, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, AFP, Ohio, American, San Francisco, Akron, Taylor Dorrell Akron , Ohio, United States, Oregon, New York City

☆ Which foods have the most plastics? You may be surprised
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Breaded shrimp contained the most tiny plastics by far, at well over an average of 300 microplastic pieces per serving. Plastics are everywhereThere are a staggering number of plastics in the world, today, according to a recent analysis — 16,000 plastic chemicals, with at least 4,200 of those considered to be “highly hazardous” to human health and the environment. (The authors declined to mention which brands of bottled water they studied.) Prior research using older technology had identified only about 300 nanoplastics in bottled water, along with bigger microplastics. · If you can, eat as much fresh food as possible, and limit purchase of processed and ultraprocessed foods wrapped in plastic.

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☆ What to Know Before Booking a National Park Trip This Summer
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Lauren Matison | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In 2023, the seashores, lakeshores, battlefields, historic sites, monuments and more that make up the National Park Service had 325.5 million visits, an increase of 4 percent from the year before. The National Park Service director, Charles F. Sams III, praised the surge of interest in “learning our shared American story throughout the hidden gems of the National Parks System.”Expecting an even greater turnout in 2024, the Park Service and Recreation.gov, the booking platform for federal land reservations, have implemented new measures to streamline the park experience, manage overcrowding and safeguard the environment.

Persons: Charles F, Sams III Organizations: National Park Service, National Parks System, Park Service Locations: lakeshores

☆ EPA designates two ‘forever chemicals’ as hazardous substances
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Mira Cheng | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The US Environmental Protection Agency designated two widely used “forever chemicals” as hazardous substances under the United States’ Superfund law on Friday. This ruling will allow the EPA to investigate and clean up leaks and spills of these harmful chemicals, according to the official news release. Exposure to “forever chemicals” has been linked to cancers, heart and liver disease and immune and developmental damage to infants and children, according to the news release. There are more than 12,000 forms of PFAS chemicals in the environment. The designation comes just weeks after the EPA announced new limits for “forever chemicals” in drinking water in the United States.

Persons: Michael S, Regan, Dr, David Andrews, ”, Sanjay Gupta, ” Lisa Frank, Harris, CNN’s Jen Christensen Organizations: CNN, Environmental Protection Agency, United, EPA, Environmental, CNN Health, PIRG, Fund, Environment America Research, Policy, Biden Locations: United States, U.S, Washington

☆ E.P.A. Will Make Polluters Pay to Clean Up Two ‘Forever Chemicals’
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Coral Davenport | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Biden administration is designating two “forever chemicals,” man-made compounds that are linked to serious health risks, as hazardous substances under the Superfund law, shifting responsibility for their cleanup to polluters from taxpayers. The compounds, found in everything from dental floss to firefighting foams to children’s toys, are called forever chemicals because they degrade very slowly and can accumulate in the body and the environment. The chemicals are so ubiquitous that they can be detected in the blood of almost every person in the United States. One recent government study discovered PFAS chemicals in nearly half of the nation’s tap water. found the chemicals could cause harm at levels “much lower than previously understood” and that almost no level of exposure was safe.

Persons: Biden Organizations: Environmental Protection Agency Locations: United States

☆ ‘Brandy Hellville’: A New Twist for Cult Documentaries
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Alissa Wilkinson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

What’s most provocative about “Brandy Hellville & the Cult of Fast Fashion” (streaming on Max), and about the horror show it contends is behind the immensely popular cheap-clothing retailer Brandy Melville, isn’t necessarily its content. Other documentaries have tread similar ground with similar methods — the Netflix documentary “White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch,” for instance — which is to say that everything in “Brandy Hellville” has been reported before. Documentary participants allege that the company and its leaders, especially co-founder and owner Stephan Marsan, engaged in a host of terrible behaviors ranging from fat-shaming and exploitative practices to really awful racism and sexism. You can read about it all, of course; what the documentary provides is a host of eyewitnesses, including girls who worked in the store as teenagers and men who worked closely with the company to open new stores. Experts and activists also attest to the threat that fast fashion (that is, inexpensive, essentially disposable clothing sold at retailers like Zara, H&M, Shein and Forever 21) poses to global economies and the environment.

Persons: Brandy Hellville, Brandy Melville, isn’t, Abercrombie &, ”, Brandy Hellville ”, Stephan Marsan, Abercrombie Organizations: Netflix, Abercrombie, Abercrombie & Fitch Locations: Zara

☆ An influencer is slammed for having a 'wasteful' and 'polluting' gender reveal party that saw a trio of airplanes leaving smoke-like trails in the sky
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Lithuanian influencer has social media users riled up after posting a video of her gender reveal. AdvertisementLithuanian influencer Inga Stumbriene has faced backlash online after she shared videos of her and her husband's gender reveal party. Related stories"Thanks for killing the planet," one Instagram user commented on the influencer's post. "This gender reveal made me sad, it's just so wasteful," said another. Gender reveal parties have become more extravagant and, in some cases, more dangerous in recent years.

Persons: —, Inga Stumbriene, Rolandas, Stumbriene Organizations: Service Locations: Lithuania, Arizona

☆ E.P.A. Says ‘Forever Chemicals’ Must Be Removed From Tap Water
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Lisa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For the first time, the Biden administration is requiring municipal water systems to remove six synthetic chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems that are present in the tap water of hundreds of millions of Americans. The extraordinary move from the Environmental Protection Agency mandates that water providers reduce perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known collectively as PFAS, to near-zero levels. The compounds, found in everything from dental floss to firefighting foams to children’s toys, are called “forever chemicals” because they never fully degrade and can accumulate in the body and the environment. The chemicals are so ubiquitous that they can be found in the blood of almost every person in the United States. A 2023 government study of private wells and public water systems detected PFAS chemicals in nearly half the tap water in the country.

Persons: Biden Organizations: Environmental, Agency Locations: United States

☆ Opinion | The Geopolitics of a Czech-Polish Potato Salad Competition
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Piotr Jasiński | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Earlier that year, the Czech government filed a lawsuit against Poland, detailing how the mine was negatively affecting the surrounding environment and draining groundwater. News of signs like the one at the pub in Bogatynia spread quickly across Czech and Polish media, drawing more public attention to the dispute. I went to Bogatynia to investigate how the political conflict was affecting relationships between the communities at the border. Local people claim they go to the Czech Republic to grab beers, and Czechs go to Poland to shop. One resident said that Poles live even closer to the mine and have never noticed any damage to the environment.

Persons: ”, I’d, Big Organizations: Justice Locations: Bogatynia, Poland, Czech Republic, Czech, Polish

☆ Record levels of funding propel Denver-Boulder to the top of the life sciences market
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Chris Dilella | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The Denver-Boulder region is rapidly emerging as a major hub for the life sciences industry, attracting companies that develop cutting-edge medical treatments and technologies. Life sciences research aims to understand living things, from cells to our planet, to improve health, food and the environment. Founded in 2003, the Bioscience Association supports the growth of life sciences, with a focus on access to capital, education, networking and more. A recent CBRE report found Denver-Boulder to be the top U.S. life sciences real estate market, fueled by record investment from venture capitalists and the National Institutes of Health. Entrepreneurial successThe recent surge in venture capital flowing into Denver-Boulder builds on the area's proven track record of success over the past several decades.

Persons: Tim Schoen, BioMed, Schoen, Elyse Blazevich, Kevin Koch, Koch, Edgewise, We've, Dan LaBarbera, LaBarbera, Dr Organizations: BioMed, CNBC, Blackstone, Flatiron, Enveda Biosciences, Denver, Boulder, Colorado Bioscience Association, Bioscience Association, National Institutes of Health, U.S, Pfizer, Therapeutics, University of Colorado, Edgewise Therapeutics, Research, University of Colorado's Anschutz Medical, Center, Drug, Center for Drug, for Drug, Anschutz Medical Locations: CNBC's, Denver, Boulder, Diego, Boulder , Colorado, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Aurora, Rocky, Colorado, Boulder ., Denver's

☆ Venezuela battles record wildfires worsened by Amazon drought
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Billy Stockwell | Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Reuters —Venezuela is battling a record number of wildfires, according to data released on Monday, as a climate change-driven drought plagues the Amazon rainforest region. An aerial view shows a burned forest after a forest fire in Henri Pittier National Park on March 30. Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/ReutersA Bolivarian National Police helicopter flies over during a wildfire in the Henri Pittier National Park on March 29. The fires are blanketing with smoke Guayana City, Venezuela’s largest urban center in the Amazon, according to a Reuters witness. In Venezuela, Lozada, firefighters and other experts said the government response was lacking.

Persons: Manoela Machado, ” Machado, “, ”, Carlos Carruido Perez, Henri Pittier, Leonardo Fernandez Viloria, Henri, Jose Rafael Lozada, Michael Coe, Lozada, Juan Carlos Hernandez, ” Lozada, Oxford’s Machado, William Lopez Organizations: Reuters —, Satellites, University of Oxford, Henri, Reuters, Bolivarian National Police, NASA, Universidad de Los, Research, AFP, Getty, “ Firefighters Locations: Reuters — Venezuela, Venezuela, South America, Pacific, Brazil’s, Brazil, Henri, Uverito, Manhattan, Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Brazil’s Roraima, Roraima, Naguanagua, Carabobo State

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