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Falling Amazon river flows trigger reality check at Belo Monte power plant Brazil bet big on a mega river dam using old data, but climate change is leaving its massive turbines high and dry.

Indigenous ppls warned that Belo Monte would cause social & ecological devastation — including deformed fish in the Xingu River. Regulators pushed ahead anyway. Now the dam faces a contentious license renewal as Amazon flows continue to fall.
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When Criminal Networks Invade the Amazon, Indigenous Autonomy Resists | Amazon Watch More than 60 Indigenous leaders from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru gathered in the Peruvian Amazon to confront a rapidly growing threat.

Criminal networks are invading the Amazon, displacing and threatening Indigenous communities. But resistance is alive. 🌿✊ Read the full story ⬇️

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For #WomensHistoryMonth, join us at the #WECAN Women’s Momentum Assembly for a Just Fossil Fuel Phaseout to strategize and generate momentum for phasing out oil, gas, and coal, and building a just world!

📅 March 31 | Virtual & Free
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How Indigenous Women Forced Peru to Reverse a Dangerous Rollback of Justice | Amazon Watch Awajún and Wampis women have transformed grief into organized power, compelling the state to reverse a dangerous rollback of justice services for survivors of sexual violence.

Awajún & Wampis women in Peru's Amazon turned grief into power — compelling the state to reverse a rollback of justice services for sexual violence survivors. A powerful story for #WomenHistorysMonth. 🌿 Read the full story ⬇️

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Greenpeace organizations to appeal US $345 million North Dakota court judgment in Energy Transfer’s intimidation lawsuit - Greenpeace - Greenpeace Mandan, North Dakota (February 27,2026)  — Greenpeace organizations in the U.S. and Greenpeace International announce they will seek a new trial and, if necessary, appeal the decision with the No...

We support our friends at @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social who will challenge this outrageous decision in ETP's SLAPP suit against them.

“Speaking out against corporations that cause environmental harm should never be deemed unlawful.” - Marco Simons, Greenpeace.

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‘The river won’: how campaigners in Brazilian Amazon stopped privatisation of waterway Local river defenders force U-turn by occupying grain terminal operated by one of US powerhouses of world trade

"A victory for life.” That was the triumphal message from Indigenous campaigners in the Brazilian Amazon this week after they staved off a threat to the Tapajós River by occupying a grain terminal operated by Cargill, the biggest privately owned company in the US
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Pushing Back Against the “Donroe Doctrine” | Amazon Watch When Petro met Trump on February 3rd, the stakes were high. The Trump Administration had decertified Colombia from receiving security assistance on grounds that it was not adequately addressing drug t...

#EyeOnTheAmazon from @amazonmiller.bsky.social critiques the “Donroe Doctrine” as US policy pushes deeper into the Amazon region & beyond, urging a foreign policy rooted in justice & solidarity, not interventionism. Read more:
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An oil refinery defined life in this quaint California city. What happens when it’s gone? For decades, the Valero refinery shaped Benicia’s economy, politics and health. Now the city has become a reluctant test case of whether an oil town can reinvent itself

Benicia has some of the highest cancer and asthma rates in the country. This is why we need a Make Polluters Pay super fund to support communities like Benicia to transition to clean industries. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Judge orders Greenpeace to pay $345m over Dakota Access pipeline protest Group says case far from over after being found liable for defamation and other claims brought by energy firm

This baseless SLAPP suit will never stand up. Greenpeace did absolutely nothing wrong. The “evidence” in court was presented to a blatantly biased jury & the trial was mishandled. Energy Transfer’s CEO Warren confessed he just wanted to hurt GP. Shameful. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Brazil Court Revives Belo Sun’s Controversial Amazon Gold Mine as Indigenous Communities File Misconduct Complaint | Amazon Watch “We are already suffering the impacts of the Belo Monte dam.. If another project of this scale comes, the Volta Grande will not withstand it.”

BREAKING: Brazil Court Revives Belo Sun’s Controversial Amazon Gold Mine as Indigenous Communities File Misconduct Complaint
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Illegal gold mining surges into new parts of Peru’s Amazon, threatening rivers and lives Illegal gold mining is spreading into new parts of Peru’s Amazon, and experts say it is driving a growing environmental and health crisis.

Illegal gold mining is poisoning the Amazon. Mercury contamination is devastating Indigenous communities in Peru, threatening health, rivers, and food systems. This is the real cost of unchecked extraction. apnews.com/article/peru...

This victory was powered by Indigenous leadership, courage, and collective action. Thank you to everyone who stood in solidarity to protect the Amazon’s rivers.✊🌿🌊

Indigenous leaders warned the decree would open the door to destructive dredging, turning living rivers into dead export corridors and threatening the waterways communities depend on for survival.

🎉🎉After more than a month blockading Cargill's grain terminal, Indigenous peoples in Brazil have won a major victory. President Lula has revoked Decree 12,600/2025 🧵👇

Indigenous protesters occupy Cargill's Santarem port terminal in Brazil Indigenous protesters have occupied Cargill's Santarem river port terminal in Brazil's Para state and "completely" interrupted operations at the site, the U.S. grain trader said in a statement on Satu...

“Rivers are not export channels: They are a source of life, sustenance, memory, and identity..” Indigenous peoples wrote in a letter, demanding Brazil revoke Decree 12,600, which would open Amazon rivers to dredging and threaten water and fisheries. www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Indigenous Leaders Defending the Amazon Take Center Stage in New Amazon Watch Video | Amazon Watch New short video narrated by Avatar star Oona Chaplin features director James Cameron, legendary Chief Raoni Metuktire, and Goldman Environmental Prize winner Alessandra Korap Munduruku

In Avatar, the Na’vi fight to defend their home. In the Amazon, that fight is real. A new video featuring Jim Cameron, Raoni Metuktire, and Alessandra Korap Munduruku highlights Indigenous resistance to industrial agribusiness and mega infrastructure. Press release 👉 amazonwatch.org/news/2026/02...

Indigenous Protesters Intercept Grain Barge, Escalating Demands to Repeal Decree Privatizing Amazonian Rivers | Amazon Watch Today, 400 Indigenous peoples in four boats intercepted a grain barge on the Tapajós River in the city of Santarém (PA).

⏰ Indigenous protesters have intercepted a grain barge on the #Tapajós River, intensifying calls to revoke Decree 12,600 and defend Amazonian rivers from privatization.
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Why Indigenous Groups Are Targeting Brazil’s Booming Grain Trade Hundreds of protestors are blocking a key Amazon soybean port in clash over river dredging.

"Hundreds of protestors are blocking a key Amazon soybean port in clash over river dredging." - @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Who’s behind it? WSPA Chevron Phillips66Co MarathonPetroCo LocalCAEnergy

“This multimillion-dollar spending spree is an attempt to prop up a declining industry and squeeze out as much profit for fossil fuel shareholders as possible, no matter the costs to public health and the climate.” -
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Big Oil spends $34 million to stonewall and roll back critical health and climate policy in 2025 - Last Chance Alliance Sacramento, CA — New lobbying disclosures reveal California fossil fuel companies spent an egregious $34 million influencing lawmakers in Sacramento, not too

NEW - Big Oil spent $34 million lobbying Sacramento in 2025 to stonewall and roll back common sense climate and public health policy. Enough is enough. It's time for California to say no to the influence of dirty fossil fuel corporations in Sacramento. lastchancealliance.org/big-oil-spen...

Hold Chevron Accountable! | Amazon Watch It's time to hold Chevron accountable and prevent them from doing even more harm!

15 yrs ago today Indigenous & campesino communities won a landmark victory when @Chevron was found liable for $9.5 billion for DELIBERATELY polluting the Amazon by dumping BILLIONS of gallons of toxic waste. The gross polluter has since refused to pay. @ran.org amazonwatch.org/take-action/...

'Women are afraid to get pregnant': Fighting mercury poisoning from illegal gold mining in Brazil Munduruku people in Brazil are battling miscarriages and loss of sight and sound, a community leader tells Sky News.

"Many women end up losing their children," says Alessandra Korap, a community leader of the Munduruku people from the Brazilian Amazon. "Either they can't get pregnant, or they lose their [foetus] over time. So, women are afraid of getting pregnant." news.sky.com/story/women-...

Indigenous protest in Santarem with Celia Xakriabá. ©Apoena Cultural Collective

.@lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social inspired hope for the Amazon. Now is the moment to honor that promise by standing with Indigenous peoples and revoking Decree 12,600, which threatens Amazon rivers for agribusiness profit. Defend the Tapajós. Protect life. #nãoaodecreto12600

Latest Twist in Chevron's Amazon Pollution Saga: Ecuador Ordered to Pay the Oil Company $220 Million - Inside Climate News Indigenous and other Ecuadorians have lived with millions of gallons of toxic pollution from Texaco's operations for decades. Now, those victims' tax dollars will go to Chevron, which acquired Texaco in 2001.

We've worked with @amazonwatch.org to hold Chevron accountable for the gallons of toxic waste they dumped into the Ecuadorian #Amazon. A court ruled that they owe $9.5 billion – but they never paid it.

Now, Chevron is trying to get the Ecuadorian government to pay THEM!
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Cargill Blockade & Perilous Seed Laws | KPFA Christian Poirier of Amazon Watch on Brazilian Cargill Blockade & appeal of seed laws with Leonida Odongo of Haki Nawiri Afrika

Learn more than just what is in the headlines about the Indigenous blockade of Cargill along the Tapajos river in the Amazon: kpfa.org/episode/carg...

Indigenous Peoples Maintain Indefinite Blockade of Cargill on the Tapajós River | Amazon Watch Today the Indigenous occupation at Cargill’s grain terminal in Santarém entered its 20th day, deepening the movement’s standoff with the Lula administration over plans to dredge the Tapajós and privat...

Indigenous resistance continues in Santarém, Pará, Brazil, as communities defend the #Tapajós river. An indefinite blockade of Cargill is holding the line against river privatization and destructive dredging.

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Após protestos de indígenas, governo suspende dragagem do rio Tapajós | AFP YouTube video by AFP Português

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#SalvemOsRios #SalveOTapajós #NãoAoDecreto12600

UPDATE from the #Tapajós mobilization🚨The blockade at the
Cargill port continues. Indigenous peoples’ demands remain clear and unmet: cancel dredging and immediately revoke Decree 12,600/2025, which paves the way for river privatization under the Lula administration.

Hold Chevron Accountable! From deep in the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador to the shores of Venezuela and the Gulf South, Chevron has left a trail of devastation, including oil spills, climate catastrophes, and toxic pollution. ...

We launched a NEW action with our allies at @ran.org:

Chevron has left a trail of devastation, including oil spills, climate catastrophes, and toxic pollution. It's time to hold Chevron accountable and prevent them from doing even more harm! #TakeAction

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