The Corporate Transparency Act was passed into law by Congress in the final days of President Donald Trump’s first term, under the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act. But the second Trump administration has been marked by rule changes and court challenges that have undermined the landmark reform.

6.25 hectares. 2019 started relatively quietly, but monthly data showed steadily escalating amounts of deforestation as the April–November dry season got underway. By August, when the black clouds were drifting towards São Paulo, the Deter data indicated that deforestation was running at three times the rate of the previous year. Inpe’s

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