Argentina Eases Glacier Mining Restrictions as Congress Passes Controversial Reform
Argentina’s Congress has approved a controversial reform to its glacier protection laws, making it easier to carry out mining activities in glacier and periglacial regions. The amendment modifies the country’s landmark Glacier Law, which was originally passed in 2010 to prohibit mining and exploration in glacier areas by designating them as protected water reserves. Under the new reform, responsibility for defining which glacier areas are protected will shift from the […]
