News of pollution

Chile's unique Atacama desert sullied by world's junk

30-11-2022 13:59 Mountains of discarded clothing, a graveyard of shoes, and rows upon rows of scrapped tires and cars blight at least three regions of the arid desert.

ENVIRONMENT

Authorities demand action against ‘criminal’ Paraná fires

17-08-2022 22:46 Wildfires, believed to have been started intentionally rip through wetlands on islands of Paraná Delta, with heavy smoke hitting provinces of Santa Fe and Entre Ríos, as well as the capital.

ENVIRONMENT

Gas supplier TGN defends massive methane releases in Argentina

01-07-2022 16:35 Transportadora de Gas del Norte defends intentional release of methane directly into the atmosphere during planned pipeline work.

INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Workers in Chile strike at world's largest copper producer

22-06-2022 14:26 Workers at Chile's state mining company Codelco launched "indefinite" strike on Wednesday, protesting the closure of a foundry.

Environment

Global plastic use and waste on track to triple by 2060

03-06-2022 13:22 Annual production of fossil-fuel-based plastics is set to top 1.2 billion tonnes by 2060 and waste to exceed one billion tonnes, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

As I see it

The new energy crisis could suit Argentina

11-03-2022 11:30 Fossil fuels are back in fashion. Western leaders are now searching frantically for exploitable oil and gas deposits that are beyond Putin’s reach.

by James Neilson

Environment

Chile's desert dumping ground for fast fashion leftovers

09-11-2021 09:59 A mountain of discarded clothing including Christmas sweaters and ski boots cuts a strange sight in Chile's Atacama, the driest desert in the world, which is increasingly suffering from pollution created by fast fashion.

ENVIRONMENT

Greenhouse gas levels reach record high amid COP26 worries

25-10-2021 15:00 Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached record levels last year, the United Nations said on Monday in a stark warning ahead of the COP26 summit.

environment

Industrial waste turns Patagonian lake into pink lagoon

23-07-2021 21:05 Pollution of a Patagonian lake with a pink industrial fluid provokes alarm among local residents, as well as controversy among officials.