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7.3 Earthquake Shakes Souther Colombia
September 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A magnitude-7.3 earthquake rocked no fewer than 11 provinces in southern and southwestern Colombia on Sunday, but so far there have been no reports of deaths or injuries, although a few homes were damaged in a small village. continue reading »
Severe Rains in Southern Spain Take 3 Lives
September 29, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A 6-year-old girl and an elderly man died Friday in the southern municipality of Puerto Lumbreras as a result of heavy rains battering much of southern Spain, bringing to three the number of fatalities blamed on the storm. continue reading »
Chevron Pays $17 Million Fine for Oil Spill in Brazil
September 28, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. oil supermajor Chevron Corp. said it has paid the 35.1 million reais ($17 million) fine imposed by Brazil's ANP regulator for an oil spill last November. continue reading »
Fires In Ecuador Kill 5, Wipe of 43,500 Acres of Land
September 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The fires devastating Ecuador have now consumed more than 17,600 hectares (43,500 acres) of woodland, upland valleys and crops, and have left five people dead and 73 injured, according to the SNGR emergency management office. continue reading »
INFOGRAPHIC: Pollution in Latin America
September 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Globally, outdoor urban air pollution kills 2 million people annually and indoor air pollution causes 2 million premature deaths. In Latin America, 100 million people in are exposed to levels of air pollution that exceed the recommended standards. With these rates it is important to look at the health and environmental issues connected to pollution. HS-News takes a look at which countries are culprits and which are taking strides towards environmental protection. continue reading »
No Major Damage Reported from 5.4 Earthquake that Shook Southern Mexico
September 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A magnitude-5.4 earthquake rattled parts of southern Mexico on Saturday, although no injuries or material damage have been reported, the National Seismology Service, or SSN, said. continue reading »
Chicago Environmental Groups Look Into Land Reuse After Coal Plants are Decommissioned
September 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Both of Chicago’s Coal Power Plants have been officially decommissioned. A Mayoral Task Force convened to discuss the reuse of the sites releases report highlighting common ground reached between community organizations, the City of Chicago and Midwest Generation. But community concerns over remediation are yet to be addressed. continue reading »
Brazil Reduces Chevron’s Oil Spill Fine by $8 Million
September 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. supermajor Chevron will be fined $17 million for an offshore oil spill rather than the nearly $25 million announced in July, the head of Brazil's National Petroleum Agency, or ANP, said Monday. continue reading »
Cuba Plans to Rescue Agricultural Cooperatives
September 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Cuban government has approved a package of measures to rescue the system of autonomously managed farming cooperatives known as UBPCs, which cultivate 28 percent of the nation's arable land. continue reading »
El Salvador Utilizing Ocean Monitors to Prevent Natural Disasters
September 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
El Salvador's Environment and Natural Resources Ministry has installed two oceanographic stations in the Pacific to monitor waves and currents, allowing the country to be better prepared for potential disasters, officials said. continue reading »
Deforestation in the Amazon Basin Could Cause a Severe Drop in Rainfall
September 7, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A researcher from the University of Leeds and his team recently used satellite data of rainfall patterns and satellite data to create a computer model to show how deforestation may cause a disastrous drop in rainfall at the Amazonian basin. continue reading »
Over 200 Million Sea Turtle Hatchlings Released by Mexico
September 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
More than 200 million olive ridley sea turtle hatchlings have been released over the past six years on La Escobilla beach - in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca - as part of a government conservation program, Environment Secretary Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada said. continue reading »
Fire Ravages Spain Killing 1, Injuring 5, Forcing Thousands From Homes
September 1, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The fire devastating the province of Malaga in southern Spain has left one person dead and five injured while forcing 5,000 people from their homes in municipalities on the edge of the blaze, Andalusian authorities said Friday. continue reading »
Woman Struck by Lightening, Boy Drowns in Severe Rains in El Salvador
August 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A 26-year-old woman was killed by lightning and a 3-year-old boy drowned due to the severe thunderstorms that hit El Salvador in the past few days, officials said. continue reading »
Mexican Oil Spill Responsible for Deaths of Sea Turtles, Says Environmentalists
August 29, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A total of 24 sea turtles have been found dead on the beaches of the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca after oil spilled from a sunken loading buoy owned by state oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, the environmental group Wildcoast/Costa Salvaje said. continue reading »
Tropical Depression Helene Causes Landfall in Northern Mexico
August 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Helene weakened to a tropical depression upon making landfall Saturday in northeastern Mexico, prompting authorities to cancel an earlier alert. continue reading »
Controversial Amazon Dam Project is Suspended by Brazilian Court
August 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Brazilian federal court has ordered a halt to work on a controversial hydroelectric dam project in the Amazon region, citing irregularities in the approval process. continue reading »
Environmental Group Claims Old Pemex Ships Contain Hazardous Materials
August 15, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Two ships sold by state-owned oil giant Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, to scrap yards in Pakistan and Bangladesh contained hazardous materials, a violation of both Mexican and international law, an environmental group said. continue reading »
Hurricane Ernesto’s Death Toll Reaches 7
August 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The death toll from Ernesto, which first made landfall earlier this week as a low-level hurricane, has risen to seven after five more fatalities were reported in the Mexican Gulf coast state of Veracruz. continue reading »
5.7 Earthquake Rocks Mexico, No Injuries or Damage Reported
July 29, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A magnitude-5.7 earthquake rocked southern Mexico's Chiapas state on Sunday, but there were no injuries or damage, the National Seismology Service said. continue reading »
