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The party writes to Maria da Graça Carvalho and Aguiar-Branco to denounce a situation “that has been going on for years”.
Dark and foul-smelling water found along a kilometre of the Angueira river. The mayor of Vimioso has reported two suspicious discharges to the SEPNA, APA, and ICNF. The source is yet to be determined.
Toxic waste from the Panasqueira mines tailings pile has begun to collapse into a tributary of the Zêzere River, heading towards the Castelo do Bode dam, which supplies water to approximately 3 million Portuguese people.
A pollution slick of unknown origin was detected today inside the harbour of Horta, on the island of Faial, in the Azores, the National Maritime Authority (AMN) revealed.
Lead and arsenic on the banks of the Zêzere concern Quercus, which is requesting periodic studies from the APA and ERSAR. At stake is the water that supplies the Greater Lisbon area.
A collapse at the Panasqueira Mines, in the Covilhã area, dragged waste, sludge, and toxic materials into the Cebola stream, a tributary of the Zêzere River. Quercus has reported the incident and issued several demands.
The study focuses on platinum, palladium, and rhodium, metals that are released by automotive catalytic converters and industrial processes.
The improvement is likely due to “more favourable weather conditions for the dispersion of pollutants,” says Zero. Much still needs to be done, they warn, noting the “privilege” given to cars in Lisbon.
High pollution levels and the associated risk to public health are at issue. The beach was closed 18 times during the last bathing season.
A study reveals that the Portuguese fear a lack of quality water, wildfires, and extreme weather events, but continue to rank the climate crisis behind health, housing, and the cost of living.
The new treaty is part of the Council of Europe's strategy for the Environment and aims to address the so-called “triple planetary crisis” — climate change, pollution, and loss of biodiversity.
