Trump’s trade war tied to Amazon rainforest destruction
HuffPost reports: As unsold U.S. soybeans are stored in silos across the farm belt, Brazilian farmers and corporations scramble to satisfy the voracious Chinese market. The push to break new ground amid President Donald Trump’s trade war with China is putting increasing pressure on the Amazon rainforest and is likely linked to the region’s devastating fires, according to experts. “There is concern that market pressures related to the disruptions in global trade contributed to the fires in the Amazon,” a…