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El Chaltén Residents Sue Over Ongoing River Pollution
10/7/2025
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Story summary
- Residents of El Chaltén, Argentina, filed a lawsuit over untreated sewage polluting Fitz Roy and Las Vueltas rivers.
- A 2023 court ruling ordered upgrades by January 2025, but pollution persists and President Javier Milei's administration has not answered oversight inquiries.
- Dr. Carolina Codó joined the lawsuit after alarming water tests showed multiresistant E. coli in the rivers.
