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Headline: Brazil Takes Controversial Step Toward Repaving a Highway Through the Rainforest
Caption: NBC reports that the lower house of Congress in Brazil has approved a bill that would repave a highway which cuts through the center of the Amazon rainforest. Scientists say the easing of environmental licensing threatens the future of Earth's largest tropical rainforest. The controversial bill, which would use conservation funds donated to Brazil to pay for the highway project, still requires the Senate's approval.
Keywords: Brazil,Takes,Controverisial,Highway,Repaving,Toward,Rainforest,Congress,Lower House,Amazon,Senate,Approval,Nature,Bill,Critical,Infrastructure,National Security
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