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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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