World leaders at a climate summit in Brazil launched the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) on Thursday, securing over $5 billion in initial pledges to reward tropical countries for preserving their forests. Brazil aims to build a $125 billion fund to provide a sustainable revenue stream, an alternative to deforestation for economic gain.

An atmospheric river pounds Northern California during a supermoon event, leading the state to dispatch emergency services; Southern California is largely unaffected.

(Beyond Pesticides, November 6, 2025) The report, Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat, and accompanying interactive storymap, unpacks the supply chain of the infamous herbicide paraquat and underscores the true costs of pesticide products, from manufacturing to use in the fields. This report is part of a larger initiative, the Pesticide Mapping Project—“a collaborative research series tha…