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Despite the intentions of the United States Government, a federal judge has prohibited the cancellation of grants for climate projects. This is a blow to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which argues that the program through which the funds are...

Last year, poachers killed a jaguar in Formosa and the local Justice is progressing in a historic oral trial. There are four accused individuals and the hearing will begin in May. Three of the defendants were remanded in custody pending...

The Justice of Mercedes, in the province of Buenos Aires, granted precautionary measures in response to a complaint about arsenic in the water. The 37-page judicial resolution took into consideration the risk posed by pesticide spraying near groundwater extraction wells.. This...

The **Third Environmental Court of Chile** upheld the **fine** imposed by the Superintendence of the Environment (SMA) on the company Mowi Chile S.A. for over US$7,486,457 due to the **escape of salmon** in 2018. The sanctions arise from the result...

In a historic decision for animal protection, the Justice of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires recognized seven canaries as subjects of rights, in their capacity as sentient beings. It also ordered their definitive custody to the NGO "Pájaros Caídos"...

Mercedes Justice granted a precautionary measure requested by a neighbor regarding pesticide fumigation in Chivilcoy. According to the complaint, it was carried out by the group Los Grobo, on public roads and property located in the urban area of that...

After the Federal Justice issued a historic ruling on the matter, the government of Jujuy will have to restore an ancestral land. Additionally, it will have to repair the damages caused in another. Both belong to the inhabitants of the...

A case of **earthquakes induced by fracking** in the surroundings of **Vaca Muerta** in **Neuquén** (https://noticiasambientales.com/animales/borrador-automaticotermina-el-juicio-por-la-masacre-de-pinguinos-en-punta-tombo-la-fiscalia-pidio-cuatro-anos-de-carcel/). Almost three and a half years ago, five courts and tribunals, and even the Supreme Court had to make decisions regarding this. However, the...

The climate change has reached the International Court of Justice through the UN General Assembly. They requested an advisory opinion to clarify the legal obligations of States regarding global warming under international law. They also inquired about the consequences of...