CHILE ENVIRONMENT
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Social Issues
Decades later, Chilean kids still suffering effects of Swedish mine waste
By Meritxell Freixas Arica, Chile, Feb 28 (EFE).- Shortly after he was born, Alison Nateres’ now four-year-old son was diagnosed…
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Environment
Forgotten amid the toxic waste: The dump Sweden exported to Chile
Arica, Chile, Feb 27 (EFE).- When Daniel Bembow walks through the town of Sica Sica, where he was born, on…
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Environment
Chile to restore 1 mn hectares of vulnerable natural landscapes by 2030
Santiago, Jan 31 (EFE).- Chile’s government launched a $5.7 million plan here Tuesday to restore 1 million hectares (3,860 square…
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Human Interest
Rowing from Patagonia to Antarctica, a Spaniard’s adventure
By Iñaki Martinez Azpiroz Santiago, Jan 5 (EFE).- Antonio de la Rosa on Thursday set out from the southern Chilean…
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Business & Economy
Greenpeace activists warn Chilean Patagonia under threat from salmon farms
Santiago, Nov 8 (EFE).- A dozen Greenpeace activists wearing salmon costumes enclosed themselves in a small cage outside La Moneda…
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Environment
Chile ratifies treaty to protect green activists in Latin America
Santiago de Chile, May 31 (EFE).- The Chilean Senate Tuesday ratified the United Nation’s Escazu agreement on access to environmental…
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Environment
Produce gardens dignify hillside district of Chile’s Valparaiso
By Maria M.Mur Valparaiso, Chile, Apr 21 (EFE).- The external appearance of this Chilean port city’s hillside Villagra district changed…
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Environment
Chile’s Boric hails activists as he signs environmental pact
Santiago, Mar 18 (EFE).- Chilean President Gabriel Boric offered praise Friday for the efforts of environmental activists as he prepared…
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Environment
Chile’s flowering desert under threat from climate change
By Patricia Nieto Mariño Caldera, Chile, Oct 15 (EFE).- Some call it a mystery, while others prefer “miracle.” At irregular…
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Three years on, victims of the ‘Chilean Chernobyl’ still await justice
Santiago, Sep 14 (EFE).- When a massive chemical gas leak intoxicated over 1,500 people in the heavily industrialized cities of…
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