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Money
Biden to Pledge $500 Million to Stop Deforestation in Brazil
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/20/biden-pledges-500-million-to-fight-amazon-deforestation.html
Biden Releases $1B For Urban Trees
https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/04/12/biden-harris-administration-announces-historic-funding-expand
Protections
Rare Texas wildflower gets protection under Endangered Species Act
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/10/bracted-twistflower-prostrate-milkweed-texas-endangered-species-act/
Environmental Justice
Biden signs executive order creating Office of Environmental Justice
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-sign-executive-order-aims-advance-environmental-justice-rcna80813
An Indigenous woman from the Amazon wins the Goldman Environment Prize
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/indigenous-woman-amazon-wins-goldman-environment-prize-rcna81109