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Michael Fox

Michael Fox is a freelance journalist based in Latin America. He is the former editor of the NACLA Report on the Americas, and the host of the new podcast Under the Shadow. You can follow his work at @mfox_us.

Everything Isn’t Pura Vida in Costa Rica

The country’s banana industry is heavily reliant on chemical pesticides that threaten the environment and public health
By Michael Fox January 16, 2024
In this story: pesticides, toxics, economic justice, environmental justice
Photo by Kent Gilbert via AP

The Most Important Environment-Related Election You’re Likely Not Following

In Brazil, a heated presidential contest could decide the fate of the Amazon Rainforest
By Michael Fox October 24, 2022
In this story: forests, politics, climate change
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Nemonte Nenquimo Carried a Spear Into the Courtroom

Leader from the Ecuadorian Amazon is among this year’s Goldman Prize winners
By Michael Fox November 30, 2020
In this story: activism
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The Worst Forest Fires You’re Hearing Nothing About

Once again, the Brazilian Amazon is in flames
By Michael Fox September 17, 2020
In this story: wildfire, climate change
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Oil Is Washing Up on Brazil’s Beaches

Residents complain that Jair Bolsonaro's government has been slow to respond
By Michael Fox December 2, 2019
In this story: oil
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El Nuevo Presidente de Brasil Destruye la Selva Amazónica y los Derechos Indígenas/Brazil’s New President is Bulldozing the Amazon Rainforest and the Indigenous Rights

Michael Fox and Isa Traverso
In this story: ecocentro
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Thousands of Brazilians March to Demand Action on Amazon Fires

As President Bolsonaro waffles, grassroots groups call for international solidarity
By Michael Fox August 28, 2019
In this story: forests, climate change
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Brazil's New President Is Bulldozing the Amazon Rainforest and Indigenous Rights

Deforestation, fires in the Amazon skyrocketing under Jair Bolsonaro
By Michael Fox August 22, 2019
In this story: forests, climate change
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