Event Brief
Ecuador starts fracking in Amazon rainforest
Filed: Apr 30, 2026 at 12:03 AM ET
Summary: Ecuador has started fracking in the Amazon rainforest to increase crude oil production, facing backlash from environmentalists and Indigenous groups.
WHO: Ecuador
WHAT: Began fracking in the Amazon rainforest to increase crude oil production
WHEN: Apr 29, 2026 at 11:54 PM ET
WHERE: Amazon rainforest, Ecuador
WHY: To increase crude oil production.
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