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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.

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.

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.
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.
Carabineros band performs BTS's "Dynamite" outside La Moneda
The police band played the South Korean group's hit after the changing of the guard as a gesture of thanks to its fans.

El Niño wipes out anchoveta catches in northern Chile, and Corpesca suppliers fear bankruptcy
Small-scale fishers from Arica to Mejillones are landing no catch, and Sonapesca is asking for a review of the tax paid on fishing quotas.