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Under President Bolsonaro, climate-driven droughts and burns to clear land spawned more wildfire than ever in the Pantanal, devastating subsistence farmers, small ranchers and fishers. By Jill Langlois The photo presentation in this story was produced in collaboration with the Starling Lab for Data Integrity at Stanford University and the University of Southern California. Each stand-alone photo uses Four Corners Project technology to present detailed information about the image, including a certificate from the Content Authenticity Initiative verifying where and when it was made and confirming that it hasn’t been inappropriately manipulated. Simply click on each corner of the image to see the photo’s caption, the capture certificate verifying its authenticity, related photos and background information. To learn more about these technologies, click here.
 
In a largely one-sided debate in Williamsport, Ohio, local elected officials have found it makes sense to fall in line.By Dan Gearino This story is the third in a series about the conflict over solar power in Williamsport, Ohio, reported in partnership with ABC News.
Environmentalists smell a ruse, saying the industry’s talk of “advanced recycling” is nothing more than a fancy approach to a dirty business, incinerating plastics.By James Bruggers CHICAGO—Plastics executives embraced climate solutions at a major industry conference here last week and said they were betting on “advanced recycling” as a green response to the plastic waste problem, despite market headwinds and growing opposition from environmentalists.
The EPA’s Toxic Release Inventory data for 2020 shows that industrial plants dumped tons of chemical waste and “forever chemicals” into Maryland’s waterways, slowing efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay and endangering public health.By Aman Azhar With Baltimore’s troubled wastewater treatment plants polluting the Chesapeake Bay and city officials still investigating a recent E. coli outbreak in west Baltimore’s drinking water, a new report catalogs numerous toxic chemicals released into Maryland waterways by industrial facilities.
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