Once-in-50-Year Heat Waves Now Happening Every Decade: U.N. Climate Report August 10, 2021 By Jake Spring Extreme heat waves that previously only struck once every 50 years are now expected to happen once per decade because...
Global Institutional Investors, Including Insurers, Urge Brazil to Control Deforestation June 24, 2020 By Jake Spring A group of 29 global investment firms that manage $3.7 trillion are demanding meetings with Brazilian diplomats around the world...
Vale’s ‘Negligence’ May Have Cost Lives, Says Brazil Mining Regulator November 12, 2019 By Jake Spring and Christian Plumb Brazil’s mining regulator on Tuesday blasted iron ore miner Vale SA for failing to disclose problems with a mining dam...
Why Are Amazon Fires Potentially Sparking Global Climate Crisis? August 26, 2019 By Jake Spring A record number of fires ravaging the Amazon has drawn international outrage because of the rainforest’s importance to the global...
Brazil Senate Passes Dam Safety Bill After Vale Disaster; Insurance Provision Eyed February 28, 2019 By Jake Spring Brazilian Senate committees on Wednesday passed a bill to tighten dam safety in the country, after a mining dam owned...
Brazil Health Agency Says Weedkiller Glyphosate Does Not Cause Cancer February 27, 2019 By Jake Spring Analysts at Brazilian health agency Anvisa have determined that the weedkiller glyphosate does not cause cancer while recommending exposure limits...
‘Self-Driving’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Hands-Free’ – Lessons of Tesla Autopilot Crash in China August 15, 2016 By Jake Spring Tesla said last week that one of its cars had crashed in Beijing while in ‘autopilot’ mode, with the driver...