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Contamination reported in Lake Lácar: what happened

The NGO Friends of Patagonia alerted and expressed concern about the contamination in Lake Lácar. They reported the spill of treated sewage into the waters. The cooperative in charge, on the other hand, stated that it was a temporary "malfunction"...

The climate crisis triggers “eco-anxiety” among Brazilian adolescents

The extreme climatic conditions experienced in Brazil during 2024, with record temperatures, torrential rains, and forest fires, caused a growing sense of fear and uncertainty among the population, especially among young people. This phenomenon, known as "eco-anxiety," reflects the...

New Delhi: The city where breathing is a life-threatening risk.

Winter in New Delhi, the city with the most polluted air in the world, has become a nightmare as many people, when leaving home, can't see beyond their hands, feel their eyes irritated, and struggle to breathe while trying...

Entre Ríos approved a controversial law regulating the application of agrochemicals

Approved amendments to the phytosanitary good practices law in Entre Ríos The amendments to the phytosanitary good practices law or agrochemical application were approved with modifications. The law now returns to the Chamber of Deputies for final review. During a...

Tourism, main driver of carbon emissions growth

A study led by the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia reveals that carbon emissions from tourism have grown more than twice as fast as the rest of the global economy. Published in Nature Communications, the study highlights that tourism...

Will the EU decrease the permitted levels of mercury in tuna?

The French NGO Bloom has warned about a "major health scandal" due to the mercury levels in canned tuna. Their research, published in October, has had a significant global impact and reignited the debate on food safety in Europe. Research and...

Order to resume sanitation works at the Luján landfill, the largest in the country.

The Justice confirmed a ruling in favor of the environment by ordering the resumption of the works of **sanitation of the Luján landfill**. In the context of the case related to the largest open-air landfill in the country, the...

Identifying the determining factors in plastic waste removal from rivers in Japan

New findings report strategies to clean rivers and reduce pollution and plastic waste disposal. Plastic pollution is a growing problem in Japan, driving cleanup efforts to recover waterway waste. However, research on recovery rates in different river basins is still...

Alerts issued due to pollution on beaches in southern Brazil

Looking ahead to the arrival of summer, there have been developments in environmental matters regarding one of the most chosen destinations by Argentinians for vacations: warnings about pollution on the southern beaches of Brazil. A recent report from the Environmental...

No pollution: these are the three capitals with the cleanest air

According to the Air Quality Index (AQI), it is possible to determine which are the cities with the most polluted air in the world. And at the same time, on the other end, the capitals with the cleanest air. The...

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