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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 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.
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.
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.
Lafkenche communities defend Law 20,249 at University of Chile seminar
Lafkenche leaders say they have been excluded from the debate on reforms to the law that created Indigenous coastal areas in 2008.
More than half of Chileans feel very stressed about climate change
Experts explain what eco-anxiety is, which signs indicate a need to seek help and how to support children and adolescents.
Former Boric adviser backs his rejection of the Shield of the Americas
Carlos Figueroa argues that excluding China damages Chile's image and attributes the region's shift to the right to public discontent.
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon falls to its lowest level since 1988
Forest clearing in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell nearly 42% in a year, with the result coming days before the runoff between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro.
Codelco opens Senior Public Management selection process to replace two of its nine directors
Eduardo Bitrán and Ricardo Álvarez will leave the state-owned copper company's board in May 2027, and applications close on October 26.
More than 6,000 runners marked the return of Rock ’n’ Roll Running to Santiago
After a seven-year absence, the race combining running and live music returned with women making up the majority of registered participants and a closing performance by Los Tres.
November and January: the dates shaping Chile's tariff negotiations with the US
Experts see the November 3 midterms and a possible 15% tariff on copper in January as the milestones that could move tariffs on Chile.