Water pollution, a latent problem in the Yucatan Peninsula, has been the subject of various investigations and alerts by experts from different…
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More than half of rivers in Mexico have poor quality (CONAGUA)
More than half of rivers in Mexico have poor quality, according to a 2023 evaluation by CONAGUA Water quality in Mexico showed…
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EnvironmentHeadlinesNewsPeninsulaPlanetYucaQ, Roo
Green units deployed to eradicate clandestine garbage dumps in Cancun
The City Council of Benito Juárez (Cancún) launched a surveillance program to prevent citizens from littering on public roads and eradicate clandestine…
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CampecheEnvironmentHeadlinesNewsPeninsulaPlanetYucaQ, RooYucatan
Microplastics: A growing threat to health and the environment
Pollution in the oceans has evolved. The problem nowadays affects the ocean and our daily lives with the consumption of microplastics. Plastic…
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EnvironmentHeadlinesInternationalNewsPlanetYuca
Humans generate 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year
The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountain…
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Beach CommunitiesEnvironmentHeadlinesYucatan
Profepa closes irregular constructions in Río Lagartos due to environmental damage
The Federal Environmental Protection Agency (Profepa) closed 18.4 hectares of land in the Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, located in the municipality of…
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EnvironmentHeadlinesPeninsulaQ, Roo
Oil spill from the Maya Train construction contaminates the cave system
A new polluting factor has been added to the works on section 5 south of the Maya Train with the diesel spill…
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Environmental Assessment of a pig farm in Mérida suspended by citizen complaint
On June 27, the Secretariat of Sustainable Development (SDS) admitted the citizen complaint against the “Santa María” pig farm, operated by the…
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Profepa fines 26 pig farms in the Yucatan Peninsula for violating environmental laws
The Federal Environmental Protection Agency (Profepa) fined 26 industrial pig farms in the Yucatan Peninsula for violating environmental laws. This was in…
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Polluting spills are exhibited by activists in Cancun Nichupte’s lagoon
Environmentalists who have extensively documented the pollution caused by the construction of the Maya Train, now show photos of the spill of…