Argentina’s contested glaciers

Changes to Glacier Law risk accelerating retreat of Andean ice sheets, as geologists warn of water shortages and Nepal-style flash floods ...
UPI

Argentina approves Glacier Law reform, opens protected areas to mining

April 9 (UPI) --Argentina's Chamber of Deputies approved Thursday a reform of the Glacier Law that loosens environmental protections and allows new mining and hydrocarbon activities in previously ...
World Socialist Web Site

Milei opens up Argentina’s glaciers to destruction by mining companies

Mt. Tronador and Casaño Overa glacier in Argentina's southern Andes [Photo by McKay Savage / CC BY 2.0] In the summer of 2025, southern Argentina’s Patagonia region was overwhelmed by fires that ...
Newsday

Argentina approves Milei's bill that eases protections for glaciers despite environmental backlash

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina's Congress on Thursday approved a bill promoted by libertarian President Javier Milei that eases protections on glaciers to facilitate investments in mining for ...