‘Green’ diesel producer’s supplier linked to Amazon deforestation

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By Murilo Pajolla, Repórter BrasilSep 16, 2025, 11:30 am65 ptsTrending
Diamond Green Diesel, or DGD, a U.S. leader in renewable diesel production, imports beef tallow from a supplier fed by Brazilian slaughterhouses fined for illegal deforestation. These include a plant that purchased cattle from a rancher described by Brazilian authorities as the “largest destroyer of the…

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