New York Times: Brazil's environmental agency gave final approval on Wednesday for a giant hydroelectric power plant in the Amazon rain forest that has been at the center of a protracted battle between the government and environmentalists over the fate of indigenous people.
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Protesters of the Belo Monte dam in BrasÃlia in February.
After three decades of planning, the environmental agency, Ibama, granted a license to......
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Brazil, After a Long Battle, Approves an Amazon Dam
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 2nd, 2011
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