By eliminating 99% of sugar cane burning, Brazil's São Paulo state gained cleaner air, healthier residents, and stronger farms. Florida says they can't do that. So @propublica investigated exactly how Brazil does it to show another way is possible. Tweet added by Solutions Journalism Network @soljourno

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By eliminating 99% of sugar cane burning, Brazil's São Paulo state gained cleaner air, healthier residents, and stronger farms. Florida says they can't do that. So @propublica investigated exactly how Brazil does it to show another way is possible.

Burning Sugar Cane Pollutes Communities of Color in Florida. Brazil Shows There’s Another Way.

Florida’s largest sugar companies say cane burns are safe and can’t be stopped without economic harm. But Brazil has successfully transitioned away from the controversial practice, and experts there...

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