Pollution in Quintero and Puchuncaví
The Chilean port of Quintero and adjacent Puchuncaví have made themselves known for their pollution in the 2010s and 2020s. They have together been characterized as a sacrifice zone.[1] The zone hosts the coal-fired Ventanas Power Plant, an oil refinery, a cement storage, Fundición Ventanas, a copper foundry and refinery, a lubricant factory and a chemical terminal.[1] In total 15 polluting companies operate in the area.[2]
In 1992 there was a judicial appeal filed by five women from Puchuncavi against Fundición Ventanas and
In 2022 the environmental conditions of Quintero, Puchuncaví and Concón were discussed in the Senate of Chile.[7]
In June 2022 President Gabriel Boric announced Codelco's decision to beggin a closure process of Fundición Ventanas.[7]
References
- ^ a b "¿Qué son las zonas de sacrificio de Chile?". El Diario (in Spanish). 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
- ^ "Quintero y Puchuncaví: La zona de sacrificio". La Tercera (in Spanish). 25 August 2018.
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- ^ S2CID 97584315.
- ^ Astudillo, Daniela (6 April 2019). "La olvidada escuela la Greda". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ "Chile: Supreme Court Hears Massive Air Pollution Case". Human Rights Watch. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ a b "Quintero- Puchuncaví: Comisión de Medio Ambiente analizó efectos del cierre de la fundición Codelco Ventanas". senado.cl (in Spanish). Senate of Chile. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 2023-01-08.