Agriculture

Brazil’s Amazon Deforestation Falls 11% Even As Fires Surge To Record

"Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell by 11% from August 2024 to July this year, the government said Thursday, even as wildfires tracked by Brazil’s space agency surged to record levels amid a severe drought."

Source: AP, 10/31/2025

"Ranchers Agreed To Leave A National Park. Then RFK Jr. Got Involved."

"POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE, California — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a wellness influencer and a pioneering dairy farmer joined forces earlier this year to upend a landmark deal that stopped most cattle operations at this park north of San Francisco."

Source: E&E News, 10/28/2025

"As Heat Gets More Extreme, Pregnant Farmworkers Are Increasingly At Risk"

"Agricultural workers are already among the most vulnerable to extreme heat, and pregnant workers are coming under greater risk as temperatures rise because of climate change. Many in the U.S. are low-income Latino immigrants who toil under the sizzling sun or in humid nurseries open year round. Heat exposure has been linked to many extra risks for pregnant people, and while protections exist, experts say they need better enforcement and more safeguards are needed."

Source: AP, 10/24/2025
November 11, 2025

Forked Podcast Live in DC

Join the Food & Environment Reporting Network for a LIVE taping of FORKED, food politics in the age of MAHA with hosts Theodore Ross and Helena Bottemiller Evich. 6-9 p.m. in Washington, D.C. The event is free but registration is required.

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