News of pollution

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.

AGRICULTURE & ENVIRONMENT

A third of global farmland at 'high' pesticide pollution risk

30-03-2021 14:37 A third of the planet's agricultural land is at "high risk" of pesticide pollution from the lingering residue of chemical ingredients that can leach into water supplies and threaten biodiversity, according to new research.

URBAN PLANNING

Buenos Aires adapts tentatively to post-pandemic urban living

05-09-2020 08:29 New public space, pop-up bike lanes and pedestrian-only zones form part of the City's government's plans for the immediate future. But while other global cities are taking bold action during the pandemic, critics say changes in the capital are too few and far between.

by Federico Poore

ENVIRONMENT

Pollution turns one side of divided Paraguayan lagoon purple

05-08-2020 23:40 The Cerro Lagoon in the Paraguayan city of Limpio is sharply divided into two parts: one purple, one blue. One part emits a foul odour, the other doesn’t.