Argentina considers weakening glacier safeguards in pursuit of critical minerals

Mongabay
Feb 19, 2026, 10:25 am263 ptsTop
Officials in Argentina are considering a reform to the country’s glacier protection law, a change critics say would weaken environmental regulations and clear the way for expanded mining in some of the country’s most fragile ecosystems. The bill to reform the glacier law is scheduled for a vote in the…

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