pollution

The COP30, the first UN climate conference in the Amazon, will be held in Belem, Brazil, in 2025. This crucial meeting will be a test for Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's commitment to the preservation of the...

A team of researchers from the University of Concepción (UdeC), in collaboration with specialists from Harvard University and Purdue University, conducted an innovative study on metal pollution in Humboldt penguins. The study detected the presence of metals and metalloids in...

Thanks to a partnership between the INTA and the European Union, work is being done to develop an economically viable method that allows for the remediation of contaminated soils in La Planta, Caucete, using native plants to extract heavy...

A serious sewage spill in the Costa Azul neighborhood, in the city of Carlos Paz, in Córdoba, is deeply worrying the residents. It involves hundreds of thousands of liters of substances without any kind of treatment. The spill occurred on...

Fast fashion has turned the Atacama Desert into a highly polluting "clothing graveyard." Low-quality clothing discarded in the global north ends up in Chile, where it is not resold and is illegally incinerated, causing serious environmental and health damage. Chile imports...

An oil spill that occurred in the last hours is causing strong concern in Peru. It was due to an accident on the Binacional highway, at the Tumilaca bridge in the district of Torata. This led to a considerable...

The concept of "sustainable fashion" just a few years ago was practically unheard of. However, with the information and awareness about the pollution generated by the garment industry, there began a reconsideration and rethinking of production. More and more brands...

During the weekend, an exemplary clean-up day took place on a hill in San Juan, with pure voluntary work. Among 50 people, with bags in hand, they removed an amount of waste that filled two trucks. Under the slogan, "Let's...

A bill proposal presented by a Buenos Aires deputy has triggered an agrochemical alert. The norm allows pesticide spraying within just 10 meters of the population. The proposal is about the bill of minimum environmental protection standards regarding the management,...

The disposal of **old electronic devices** has significantly increased in recent decades, generating more than 50 million tons of **electronic waste** in just one year, according to the **Global E-waste Monitor**. This figure is expected to rise to 82...