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UA students look at Argentina's environmental issues
June 30, 2008
This spring, 10 UA student reporters traveled to Argentina to see how a nation still trying to emerge from economic turbulence is addressing—or ignoring—growing global environmental priorities.
Their trip was an annual UA program in international journalism offered by the journalism department and the Center for Latin American Studies, co-sponsored this year by the UA's Institute for the Study of the Planet Earth. Alan Weisman, an associate professor of journalism and Latin American Studies, accompanied them. He has covered Latin America and the environment extensively, and is the author of five books, including his latest, The World Without Us, which spent most of summer 2007 on The New York Times bestseller list.
Saturday, June 21
UA student reporters gauge Argentina eco-priorities
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Sunday, June 22
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Saturday, June 28
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Massive glacier defies melting trend
Sunday, June 29
Hard reality: Overfishing may explain decline in crab harvest
Factory fishing threatens Argentina's fragile waters
Cruise-line tourism leaves tons of garbage in its wake
Monday, June 30
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