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Argentina’s Neuquen Province Invests $48 Million for Water Projects in Oil-Producing Region

26 Apr 2013 - 00:03 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Argentina, NEUQUÉN — The government of Argentina’s Neuquen Province will invest $48.3 million USD for water projects in the region, after intense rainfall earlier this month caused mudslides and oil spills in the Color

Chilean Court Orders Suspension of Dam Due to Environmental Concerns

7 Mar 2013 - 08:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CHILE, SANTIAGO — A Chilean appeals court this week ordered a suspension of all work on the $1.4 billion USD, 740-megawatt Punta Alcalde hydropower project, due to local fishermen’s concerns that it will cause ser

Neuquén Residents File Complaint Over Oil Pollution in Water Bodies

18 Oct 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Argentina, NEUQUÉN — Lake Los Barreales in Argentina’s Neuquén province is polluted with hydrocarbons at levels 500 times the permissible amount, according to tests carried out by the Argentine Supreme Court’s Toxicolo

Rate of Patagonia Glacier Melt Accelerated Since 2000

6 Sep 2012 - 10:04 by Local Press Report

ny, ITHICA (Mongabay.com) — The rate of glacier melt across Patagonia has accelerated since 2000, reports a new study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. Using NASA satellite data, researchers led by M

Backer Calls for Halt to HidroAysen Patagonian Dams

5 Jun 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CHILE, SANTIAGO — Construction of the enormous HidroAysen five-dam project in southern Chile’s Patagonia region is now in doubt, after one of its two backers, power generation company Colbun SA, recommended on May

One of Two Companies Behind Peru's Controversial HidroAysen Dam Threatens to Pull Out

4 Jun 2012 - 08:37 by Local Press Report

SANTIAGO (Alaska Dispatch) — Environmentalists in Chile are celebrating after a new twist in the hydroelectric dam saga that has dragged on in its pristine Patagonia.

Chilean Lake Vanishes Overnight

22 May 2012 - 08:46 by Local Press Report

SANTIAGO (Independent Online (South Africa)) — In less than 24 hours Lake Cachet II in Chile's southern Patagonia vanished, leaving behind just some large puddles and chunks of ice in the vast lake bed. The lake's w

Chile’s Supreme Court Halts Rio Cuervo Dam Construction

17 May 2012 - 09:01 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CHILE, SANTIAGO — Chile’s Supreme Court on May 11 ordered a halt to construction of the Rio Cuervo Hydroelectric Project.

Chileans Protest the Green Lighting of HidroAysen Dam

13 Apr 2012 - 10:06 by Local Press Report

SANTIAGO (NTD Television) — Full Story - Thousands of environmental activists marched down the

Argentinian Officials Meet on Drought Measures

19 Jan 2012 - 12:42 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Argentina, BUENOS AIRES — Argentine Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (MINAGRI) Norberto Yauhar met with the country’s Emergency Agriculture Commission to analyze the drought situation affecting different r

Chilean Researchers Demonstrate Shrinking of Patagonian Glacier

19 Dec 2011 - 13:09 by Local Press Report

SANTIAGO (The Associated Press) — Researchers in Chile have released a series of time-lapse photos showing the retreat of the Jorge Montt Glacier in Patagonia.

Puerto Madryn Invites Tenders for Drinking Water Supply Project

18 Aug 2011 - 10:18 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Argentina, PUERTO MADRYN — Argentina’s Puerto Madryn municipality on August 4 published a call for tenders for the “Drinking Water Supply for the North Area” project. 

Appellate Court Accepts Injunctions Against HidroAysén Project

7 Jul 2011 - 14:02 by Local Press Report

SANTIAGO (International Rivers) — The Appellate Court in Puerto Montt has accepted three recursos de protección (similar to injunctions) against the HidroAysén Dam project in Peru, which means the project will be on hold for as lon

Controversial HidroAysén Dam Project Gets Environmental Approval

12 May 2011 - 08:24 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CHILE, COYHAIQUE — The controversial HidroAysén dam project, a five-dam hydroelectric project in Chile’s Patagonia region, received environmental approval on May 9 from the Aysén Environmental Review Commission, de

Chileans Protest HidroAysén Dam Project

5 May 2011 - 10:45 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CHILE, SANTIAGO — Thousands of Chileans held protests in 17 cities throughout the nation on April 26 against construction of the controversial HidroAysén Dam project.

Poor Waste Management Threatens Patagonia’s Waters

3 Mar 2011 - 10:46 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Argentina, SAN CARLOS DE BARILOCHE — The post-card image of San Carlos de Bariloche, the entrance way to Argentina’s Patagonia region, is being tainted by recent reports of the increasing contamination of its freshwater supply, due

ENOHSA Moving Forward With Waterworks Projects in 2011

24 Feb 2011 - 10:25 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Argentina, BUENOS AIRES — Argentina’s National Body of Water Works (ENOHSA) earlier this month inaugurated the Mar del Plata water outfall.

High Levels of Pollution Found in Lake Moreno

17 Feb 2011 - 11:58 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Argentina, SAN CARLOS DE BARILOCHE — Lake Moreno, located in Argentina’s Nahuel Huapi National Park, has high levels of pollution, according to the Provincial Department of Water (DPA).

Argentina Prepares Third Climate Change Impact Study

9 Feb 2011 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Argentina, BUENOS AIRES — The Argentine government is currently preparing its Third National Communiqué on Climate Chang with a $2.4 million USD grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

Patagonian Bishops Call for World Water Plan

16 Dec 2009 - 16:02 by Local Press Report

CHILE, COPENHAGEN (Caritas International) — Bishops from the Patagonia region in Chile and Argentina are calling for a "World Water Plan" and for more efficient management of natural reThey wrote a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon a

Chilean Company Gets Green Light to Acquire More Water Rights

24 Jun 2009 - 16:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CHILE, SANTIAGO — Chile's Free Competition Court (TDLC) has given two energy companies, Endesa and Colbun, the go-ahead to acquire new water rights in Region XI, an area in Patagonia.

Argentina's New Satellite to Provide Data on the Earth's Waters

8 Dec 2008 - 22:12 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Argentina, BUENOS AIRES — About a hundred Argentinean and foreign scientists met in Puerto Madryn in Argentina's Patagonia region on December 3 to agree on plans for the new SAC-D/Aquarius satellite to be launched on

Baker River Hooding Fuels Environmentalists' Concerns Regarding Chile's Hydroelectric Project

27 Oct 2008 - 22:27 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CHILE, SANTIAGO — 1 hile's Ministry of Public Work's General Water Directorate reported major flooding of the Baker River basin located in Colonia, Aysen in the South American country's Patagonia region.