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By Haider Rizvi

Undocumented Workers' Health Jeopardized at Ground Zero

Hundreds of undocumented Latino workers participated in removing rubble and cleaning up in the World Trade Center area after the Sep 11 attacks. Many were not provided with protective equipment and are still suffering the health effects of the site’s contaminants. Now they want compensation.

From our files:

Toxic Cloud Stalks World Trade Center Ruins

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Credit: Sergio Dorantes

Credit: Sergio Dorantes

By Gustavo González

Santiago Doesn't Know What to Do with Its Garbage

Of the 246 garbage dumps operating in Chile, just 11 have environmental impact evaluation systems. The situation is worst in the capital, where six million inhabitants product 210,000 tons of solid waste each month.

From our files:

Santiago Seeks Clean Air

Source: USFWS

Source: USFWS

The disquieting silhouette of the rhinoceros has been seen on this planet since time immemorial, evolving over tens of millions of years, but is now in danger of disappearing forever because of human activities.

Colombia exporting more and more "green" products... Attempts to control deforestation in Mexico... Urban sprawl threatens nature reserve in the Peruvian Amazon... The number of homeless in the Argentine capital on the rise.

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