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Children on the banks of the polluted Riachuelo River.
Credit: Clarín Contenidos

By Marcela Valente

A Flammable Neighborhood

Potentially explosive chemical storage sites threaten the lives of thousands of people in Argentina's Matanza-Riachuelo river basin. Officials are studying the possibility of relocating some communities.

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Riding all-terrain vehicles is a popular form of recreation in the desert.
Credit: Photo Stock

By Haider Rizvi

Dunes at the Center of All-Terrain Battle

The U.S. government insists on allowing recreational activities in a fragile desert ecosystem on the U.S.-Mexico border. Environmentalists oppose efforts to open up protected areas to all-terrain vehicle enthusiasts.

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The tropical caligo butterfly.
Credit: Claudio Contreras

By Francesca Colombo

Butterflies in an Italian Eden

Two Italian bird experts have created a paradise in the province of Pavia for another type of flying creature: butterflies -- the hardest hit by pollution and changes in farming over the past 30 years. Tierramérica paid them a visit.

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