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CR2 researchers call for reversal of 59% cut to the Subsecretaría del Medio Ambiente
Three CR2 academics warn that the cut undermines climate change mitigation and adaptation goals, and call for science to be funded.
Column warns over 59% cut to Undersecretariat for the Environment
A column calls on the government to reverse the environmental budget cut and fund climate science following the mudslide in San Carlos de Apoquindo.
2027 budget cuts Environment Ministry's climate change funding by 57%
The bill halves support for renewable energy while the Magallanes gas subsidy remains the Energy Ministry's largest budget item.
Environment Ministry has not resubmitted 34 of the 43 decrees it withdrew from the Comptroller General’s Office
Pending decrees include protection for the Humboldt penguin, marine parks and salt flats, and the ministry has no dates for resubmitting them.
Environment Ministry to ask regional governments and municipalities for progress on their climate plans
Following the mudslide in Las Condes, the ministry will review measures such as ravine management and soil stabilization and compile a national inventory.
Government to allocate US$10.3 million to a first endowment fund for protected areas
El dinero proviene del noveno ciclo del Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial y su diseño se trabajará con el BID, informó la ministra Toledo.In Spanish
2027 budget cuts funding for Chile’s climate commitments by 60%
The Ministry of the Environment defends the adjustments on grounds of underspending and says Escazú will continue to be implemented despite losing its budget line.
Senado approves five judges, filling all permanent seats on the Environmental Courts
With 34 votes in favor and one abstention, the full chamber confirmed the President's nominees. Two competitions for alternate judges are still pending.
Environmental Superintendency brings two extremely serious charges against ENAP Refinería Aconcagua over false data
The state-owned company faces fines of up to 22,000 UTA, about US$ 19 million, over sulfur and SO₂ emissions reports that the Environmental Superintendency says did not reflect reality.
Investigative Police probe suspected poisoning of four dogs in Caleta Lenga, Hualpén
A resident reported the discovery, and Concepción’s Environmental Crime Investigation Brigade collected camera footage, canvassed the area and sent the bodies for necropsies.
Deputy Urruticoechea questions climate change at environmental public accountability address
In front of Minister Francisca Toledo, the libertarian deputy said his political bloc does not believe in climate change and called for treaties to be reversed.
Poduje criticizes radar purchase and calls for debris-flow retention basins
The Housing Minister said radars are a short-term solution and that the Ministry of Finance must fund mitigation works, which are more expensive but effective.
PDG deputies accuse government of late response to debris flow in Las Condes
The lawmakers question why the SAE was not activated and compare the speed of the disaster declaration with the debris flows in Antofagasta in August.
Seremi de Tarapacá niega que sigan existiendo "montañas" de ropa en el desiertoIn Spanish
Miguel Aguirre afirmó que las imágenes son antiguas y anunció una mesa público-privada para limpiar basurales de Iquique y Alto Hospicio.In Spanish
Finance and Energy Ministries demand Enap cooperate with environmental regulator over sulfur emissions
The ministers responsible for the state-owned company called the altered reports unacceptable and asked its board to strengthen its controls.
Santiago launches its first Metropolitan Plan with 120 initiatives through 2041
The plan creates a committee comprising the region's 52 mayors and prioritizes Metro, video surveillance, parks and urban subcenters over the next 15 years.
UN report projects warming of up to 2.8 °C, raising concerns over food prices
Cheaf Chile's general manager linked harvests lost to droughts and floods to price increases; INE reports food prices up 3.9% in 2026.
Kaiser presses Kast to have his ministers unblock the Dominga project
The PNL demands that the government review the environmental rejection of Dominga, a US$3,000 million investment in La Higuera, amid rising regional unemployment.
Director of the National Human Rights Institute says Kast's reform threatens the body's autonomy
Yerko Ljubetic warned that a transitional council trusted by the president could prevent the National Human Rights Institute from carrying out its legally mandated functions.
Rising Mapocho River triggers Yellow Alert in Maipú and five other municipalities
Maipú, Padre Hurtado, Talagante, Peñaflor, El Monte and Melipilla were placed on alert after the General Directorate of Water measured an increase in the Mapocho River's flow.