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Beatriz Cruz, 62, loads a water jug on her bicycle in Nueve de Julio, Buenos Aires province.

Society water quality

Years After Court Order, Arsenic Still Flows From Taps in Argentina

by Lucila Pellettieri July 12, 2025July 11, 2025

Society environment

After Milei’s Cuts, Buenos Aires Barrios Are Drowning In Trash

by Lucila Pellettieri May 26, 2025May 26, 2025

Drones Spraying Agrochemicals Are Killing This Argentine Rural Town

by Lucila Pellettieri May 6, 2025May 9, 2025

The Bad Economics Of Argentina’s Recycling Industry

Green economic crisis

The Bad Economics Of Argentina’s Recycling Industry

by Lucila Pellettieri March 27, 2025May 24, 2025

For many families who visit the supplemental soup kitchen at Punto Educativo Paulo Freire, the pizza they serve is their only meal of the day.

Economy javier milei

Double Shifts, Empty Plates: Life As Working Poor In Milei’s Argentina

by Lucila Pellettieri December 21, 2024May 24, 2025

Reinaldo Luzco fills two tanks with river water. The well he relied on for potable water dried up three years ago, and now he’s sometimes forced to collect drinking water from a river that naturally contains arsenic.

Green Or Gone environment

A Lithium Mining Company Is Drying Up Argentine Town’s Water Supply

by Lucila Pellettieri November 14, 2024May 24, 2025