US EditionArgentine MPs approve Milei-backed bill to allow mining in glaciers
The reform passed 137-111 and shifts protection decisions to provinces, a change supporters say could unlock more than $30 billion in mining investment.
- Argentine MPs approved a bill promoted by President Javier Milei to allow mining in glacier and permafrost areas, passing with 137 votes in favor, 111 against, and three abstentions after 12 hours of debate.
- The bill amends the Glacier Law by easing protections and permitting mining of metals like copper, lithium, and silver in frozen parts of the Andes, with provinces having the authority to designate protected mining zones.
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After hours of debate, the Buenos Aires Parliament voted in favour of easing the Act on the Protection of Glaciers
Argentina approves glacier law reform, opens previously protected areas to mining
Argentina's Chamber of Deputies passed a reform of the National Glacier Law in the early hours of Thursday, an initiative pushed by President Javier Milei's government that reduces the scope of environmental protections in the Andean cordillera and opens previously restricted areas to mining. The vote was 137 in favor, 111 against and 3 abstentions, after more than eleven hours of debate in a special session. The bill had already been approved by
Argentina approves Milei's bill that eases protections for glaciers despite environmental backlash
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 metals — a move that environmental groups vow to challenge in courts.
With a law just passed by parliament, which according to environmentalists will greatly damage the country's water reserves
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