https://www.ecoticias.com/en/the-story-seems-absurd-a-british-lawyer-set-out-to-clean-up-a-polluted-river-collected-more-than-200-bags-of-trash-and-now-could-face-legal-action-for-removing-waste-without-permission/34579/ 2026-07-15T18:30:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-15T18:30:00-04:00 The story seems absurd: a British lawyer set out to clean up a polluted river, collected more than 200 bags of trash, and now could face legal action for removing waste without permission https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/paul-powlesland-river-cleanup-alders-brook-london-water.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/the-tagus-river-has-just-issued-a-silent-warning-in-spain-at-the-19-monitoring-sites-analyzed-over-the-course-of-nearly-a-year-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-and-signs-of-fecal-contamination-have-bee/34573/ 2026-07-15T17:00:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-15T17:00:00-04:00 The Tagus River has just issued a silent warning in Spain: at the 19 monitoring sites analyzed over the course of nearly a year, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and signs of fecal contamination have been detected along some 300 kilometers of the rive https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/tagus-river-pollution-foam-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-spain.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/the-chattahoochee-river-has-gone-from-smelling-like-sewage-and-mud-to-featuring-parks-trails-and-kayaks-but-the-death-of-more-than-44000-fish-has-served-as-a-reminder-that-its-recovery-remains-fra/34567/ 2026-07-15T15:45:21-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-15T15:00:00-04:00 The Chattahoochee River has gone from smelling like sewage and mud to featuring parks, trails, and kayaks, but the death of more than 44,000 fish has served as a reminder that its recovery remains fragile https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/chattahoochee-river-kayak-atlanta-urban-waterway.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/scientists-have-just-discovered-a-new-mammal-in-argentina-and-the-most-interesting-thing-is-that-it-wasnt-lost-in-a-remote-jungle-but-less-than-81-miles-from-cordoba/34562/ 2026-07-15T12:30:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-15T12:30:00-04:00 Scientists have just discovered a new mammal in Argentina, and the most interesting thing is that it wasn’t lost in a remote jungle, but less than 81 miles from Córdoba https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/apnoctomys-conicetorum-new-rodent-argentina.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/costa-rica-has-just-added-a-ghost-shark-to-its-biodiversity-but-this-one-doesnt-live-on-beaches-or-reefs-it-was-hiding-at-depths-of-between-1280-and-2580-feet-in-the-pac/34558/ 2026-07-15T10:15:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-15T10:15:00-04:00 Costa Rica has just added a “ghost shark” to its biodiversity, but this one doesn’t live on beaches or reefs: it was hiding at depths of between 1,280 and 2,580 feet in the Pacific Ocean https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rhinochimaera-ghost-shark-deep-sea-costa-rica.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/birds-near-the-front-lines-in-ukraine-are-building-nests-with-fiber-optic-cable-left-behind-by-military-drones-a-small-but-striking-image-of-how-nature-is-trying-to-survive-amid-the-rubble-of-the-bat/34547/ 2026-07-15T08:45:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-15T08:45:00-04:00 Birds near the front lines in Ukraine are building nests with fiber-optic cable left behind by military drones: a small but striking image of how nature is trying to survive amid the rubble of the battlefield https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bird-nest-fiber-cable-war-ukraine.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/chile-has-just-imposed-a-fine-of-about-4-1-million-on-a-real-estate-development-consisting-of-87-lots-along-the-banks-of-the-maullin-river-and-the-case-is-already-being-viewed-as-a-stern-warning-to/34543/ 2026-07-15T06:30:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-15T06:30:00-04:00 Chile has just imposed a fine of about $4.1 million on a real estate development consisting of 87 lots along the banks of the Maullín River, and the case is already being viewed as a stern warning to rural real estate developers https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/maullin-river-wetlands-chile-aerial-landscape.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/the-largest-running-bird-in-the-peruvian-andes-can-reach-speeds-of-about-37-miles-per-hour-but-it-now-faces-a-threat-from-which-it-cannot-escape-a-lack-of-funding/34535/ 2026-07-14T18:36:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-14T18:36:00-04:00 The largest running bird in the Peruvian Andes can reach speeds of about 37 miles per hour, but it now faces a threat from which it cannot escape: a lack of funding https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/andean-rhea-puno-peru-highlands-conservation.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/barcelona-wants-to-turn-a-random-street-into-a-climate-laboratory-by-2027-using-asphalt-made-from-olive-pits-and-pine-waste-which-could-reduce-co2-emissions-from-the-top-layer-by-up-to-75/34531/ 2026-07-14T16:00:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-14T16:00:00-04:00 Barcelona wants to turn a random street into a climate laboratory by 2027 using asphalt made from olive pits and pine waste, which could reduce CO2 emissions from the top layer by up to 75% https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/barcelona-street-biochar-asphalt-climate-test.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/bolivia-has-just-released-a-rehabilitated-jaguar-into-its-natural-habitat-for-the-first-time-but-yaguaras-story-does-not-end-when-the-cage-is-opened-now-the-toughest-test-begins-deep-in-th/34527/ 2026-07-14T12:30:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-14T12:30:00-04:00 Bolivia has just released a rehabilitated jaguar into its natural habitat for the first time, but Yaguara’s story does not end when the cage is opened: now the toughest test begins, deep in the jungle https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/yaguara-jaguar-release-bolivia-gps-collar-wildfire-rescue.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-student-from-nuevo-laredo-noticed-something-that-we-all-see-but-that-almost-no-one-pays-attention-to-the-water-dripping-from-the-air-conditioner-she-turned-it-into-hidroac-a-system-for-growing-p/34523/ 2026-07-14T10:15:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-14T10:15:00-04:00 A student from Nuevo Laredo noticed something that we all see but that almost no one pays attention to: the water dripping from the air conditioner. She turned it into HidroAC+, a system for growing plants in a city where temperatures can exceed 104 °F for months on end https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/dania-saldana-martinez-hidroac-plus-ac-water-hydroponics-mexico.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/for-years-he-watched-as-bottles-furniture-and-plastic-floated-past-the-back-of-his-house-as-if-the-river-were-a-floating-landfill-until-this-brazilian-father-built-a-homemade-barrier-that-has-alr/34519/ 2026-07-14T08:45:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-14T08:45:00-04:00 For years, he watched as bottles, furniture, and plastic floated past the back of his house, as if the river were a floating landfill, until this Brazilian father built a homemade barrier that has already removed more than 40 metric tons of trash https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/diego-saldanha-ecobarrier-brazil-atuba-river-trash-cleanup.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/brazil-is-nearing-completion-of-an-artificial-river-nearly-145-kilometers-long-in-ceara-a-large-scale-project-that-is-already-92-complete-and-promises-to-bring-water-to-communities/34515/ 2026-07-14T06:30:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-14T06:30:00-04:00 Brazil is nearing completion of an “artificial river” nearly 145 kilometers long in Ceará, a large-scale project that is already 92% complete and promises to bring water to communities where drought has been a constant for generations https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/brazil-artificial-river-ceara-water-transfer-canal-drought.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/at-4100-feet-underground-in-an-old-gold-mine-in-south-dakota-some-extremely-rare-microbes-could-do-something-amazing-turn-co2-from-factories-into-solid-rock/34511/ 2026-07-14T04:36:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-07-14T04:36:00-04:00 At 4,100 feet underground, in an old gold mine in South Dakota, some extremely rare microbes could do something amazing: turn CO2 from factories into solid rock https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/sanford-underground-research-facility-microbes-carbon-capture-team.jpg