Lithium Triangle mining may strain water sources more than expected, study says.
Global demand for lithium is expected to increase by nearly 500% over the next few decades, as countries invest more i... Read More
Water shortage threatens the world’s most abundant lithium reserves. (Or maybe rather: Lithium Mines threaten Water Reserves!).
Freshwater essential to lithium mining is running low in the world’s “L... Read More
Argentina’s National University of La Plata (UNLP) has published a report that reveals the complex situation of the city’s inhabitants in terms of access to drinking water and sanitation s... Read More
The Blue Community applauds this initiative. We invite all countries, regions and cities to join in:
The government of the Provincia de la Rioja in Argentina commends that “event organisers, bar... Read More
Politics, turmoil and hope… In 2024, Latin America continued facing chronic issues of deforestation, ecosystem contamination, violence, habitat loss and political turmoil. Changes brought on by ... Read More
The demand for lithium for EV batteries is driving a mining boom in an arid Andes region of Argentina, Chile, and Bolivia, home to half the world’s reserves. Hydrologists are warning the mines could d... Read More
Weak controls, weak regulations and corporate lobbying combine to allow companies producing the ultra-processed food (UPF) in the region’s four largest economies to consume large amounts of wat... Read More
Two decades ago, the waters in Argentina’s basin flowed over abandoned shipwrecks and rusting cars. Animal residue from abattoirs bled into its rivers, along with household waste and toxins fro... Read More
In October, Argentina’s far-right president and chainsaw juggler Javier Milei and his Ministry of Economy announced that they want to close Enohsa, the statewide agency in charge of planning, ex... Read More
