# US corporate lobbyists mounted ‘blitz’ to dilute landmark EU deforestation law, report finds

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-17T11:00:31+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/17/us-corporate-lobbyists-europe-deforestation
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/us-corporate-lobbyists-mounted-blitz-to-dilute-landmark-eu-deforestati-e443e6/

Environmental watchdog Mighty Earth reveals two-year effort to postpone and weaken EU Deforestation Regulation US corporate lobbyists launched a two-year “blitz” to postpone and weaken the world’s most progressive legislation to protect forests, according to a new investigation by the environmental watchdog Mighty Earth. Major US firms and trade associations, including Cargill, Bunge, Mondelēz and

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