ENVIRONMENT Brazilians choke as fire smoke blankets 80% of country 30-09-2024 16:44 Brazil is suffering the effects of a multiplication of fires from north to south in the midst of an extreme drought linked to climate change.
ENVIRONMENT & WILDLIFE Wildfires continue to ravage Córdoba as Milei spreads fake news 26-09-2024 15:57 Firefighters are seeking to contain wildfires that have set ablaze at least 70,000 hectares. President Milei, fresh from his trip to New York, travels to the region to survey damage – and then spreads fake news about the event on social media.
ENVIRONMENT & WILDLIFE Chubut governor: Fire in Los Alerces National Park caused by arson 29-01-2024 10:17 Firefighters continue to battle flames that are ravaging Los Alerces National Park; Chubut Province Governor Ignacio Torres alleges blaze was started by RAM Mapuche indigenous group.
ENVIRONMENT & WILDLIFE Firefighters battle 'out of control' blaze in Los Alerces National Park 27-01-2024 20:01 Firefighters battling an "out of control" blaze in Los Alerces National Park, struggling to keep it from reaching Esquel and Trevelin.
Lithium in Latin America Government moves to stop wetlands bill from foiling lithium boom 07-03-2023 13:07 Government in talks with firms, policy makers to prevent wetlands-protection bill from slamming brakes on lithium exploration.
ENVIRONMENT Government creates new unit to probe ‘environmental crimes’ 16-01-2023 16:50 Argentina’s government has created a new unit to investigate and prevent environmental crimes, responding to the deliberate destruction of terrain for commercial purposes.