–Researched and Written by Madeleine Schneider— On July 9th, the mining company Grupo México spilled 3,000 liters of sulfuric acid into the Sea of Cortés outside of Guayamos, Sonora, in Mexico. The company oversees most mining in the country, but this is its 22nd environmentally threatening incident in 20 years. Local victims, including miners, as

–Researched and Written by Jadzia Walker— A leak in the Norperuano Oil Pipeline affected the surrounding indigenous communities, and was soon followed by another leak in July. The oil spills, not uncommon to the region, result in health, environmental, and economic problems sparking protests in attempt to demand dialogue and solutions from the Peruvian State

Certain communities of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, are at a high risk of dengue fever due to a dangerous level of trash accumulation.

On July 30, 2019, the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Environment published a list of over 400 endangered, threatened, and protected species indigenous and that are endemic to the country, with the goal of conserving local flora and fauna.

Nova Austral, a Norwegian salmon cultivating company, is under fire from environmental organizations for moving some of its operations from the Alberto de Agostini National Park to the newly established Kawésqar Reserve in the southern Magallanes region of Chile.

Officials ponder the fate of two endangered species in Honduras as the country celebrates the National Day of the Red Guara and the White Tailed Deer.

Environmental activists in Colombia are celebrating the decision taken by Eco-Oro multinational mining company to withdraw from its activities in Santurbán moorland.

Although world famous for their environmental beauty, the Galapágos islands can also allegedly be places of drug trafficking and illegal fishing operations. 

As part of a project called “Termosolar Panamá” sponsored by the Panamanian government and UN Environment, solar heaters will be installed in various governmental and private buildings, with the goal of boosting thermal solar energy usage in the country.

Along Playa del Carmen in Mexico, citizens, companies, hotel owners, and their own local government have gathered to combat a surplus of algae lining their seashore.