A federal court in Argentina has halted the implementation of President Javier Milei’s contentious amendments to the glacier protection law in Santa Cruz Province, marking the initial legal setback for the reform initiative. The ruling suspends Milei’s new law, which permits provincial governments to redefine protected zones and potentially open periglacial areas to mining and … Read more
Argentina’s Congress has enacted legislation that relaxes protections for glacial formations, a development anticipated by major mining companies with significant projects awaiting approval, despite warnings from environmentalists regarding the potential consequences. Legislators sanctioned the amendments early Thursday with a vote tally of 137-111, following the Senate’s endorsement in late February. The approval represents a further … Read more
Environmental NGO Greenpeace on Friday condemned as “a direct attack on Argentines’ water” President Javier Milei’s announcement regarding his intention to amend a law that safeguards the country’s glaciers to enable multi-million-dollar mining investment. In a speech on Thursday, Milei articulated his intention to redefine the legal boundaries of periglacial zones, which Greenpeace asserts are … Read more
President Javier Milei is set to alter regulations safeguarding Andean glaciers to facilitate access to tens of billions of dollars in mining investments, as per sources. The libertarian leader has provided miners seeking to extract copper and lithium resources with the opportunity to secure their investments through the ‘RIGI’ package, which includes tax, customs, and … Read more