The preservation push in Ecuador comes as another South American country that includes part of the Amazon rainforest, Brazil, is moving ahead with plans to further develop oil resources.

By STEVEN GRATTAN and GODOFREDO VASQUEZ, Associated Press RICHMOND — An oil tanker sat docked at Chevron’s sprawling refinery in Richmond on Thursday — a visible link between California’s appetite for ...

The preservation push in Ecuador comes as another South American country that includes part of the Amazon rainforest, Brazil, is moving ahead with plans to further develop oil resources.

The preservation push in Ecuador comes as another South American country that includes part of the Amazon rainforest, Brazil, is moving ahead with plans to further develop oil resources. On Tuesday, ...

The California Senate has introduced a landmark resolution to have the state examine its crude imports from the Amazon, following a visit this week by Indigenous leaders from Ecuador who ...

Ongoing drought has left parts of the region parched in recent years, while another recent study considered the implications of an Amazon rainforest without rain. Cintra suggested that policymakers ...

The Amazon Rainforest is home to some of the most exotic and beautiful animal life on the planet. Recently, scientists have discovered another rainforest resident deep within Brazil’s palm-dense ...

Let’s take a look at the most common animals in the stunning Amazon Rainforest. This post was updated on June 16, 2025 to include information on the newly discovered Ranitomeya aetherea.

Co-directed by Edivan Guajajara, Chelsea Greene and Rob Grobman, the documentary introduces us to several competing concerns: activists, logging interests and landowners.