Filed at 5:02 p.m. ET BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Brazil's government says deforestation in the Amazon is falling significantly and could be the lowest ever when yearly numbers are completed. The National Institute for Space Research says satellite imagery shows nearly 2,300 square kilometers (900 square miles) were destroyed in the 12 months through July 31, a 48 percent drop from a year earlier. But Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira stressed Tuesday that the numbers aren't final. He said...
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