Earthquake Solidarity: Latin American bishops’ council CELAM sent messages of solidarity to Colombia as the 7.4 quake death toll rose past 250, with rescue teams still working to free people trapped under rubble. Chile Mining & Permits: BHP’s Escondida chief urged Chile to deliver legal, regulatory and tax certainty and predictable permitting to unlock copper investment, stressing it’s not a call to weaken environmental rules. Biodiversity at Sea: SAAM unveiled a Biodiversity Plan to strengthen protection of marine ecosystems near its towage operations, including steps on underwater noise, emissions, biofouling and monitoring around protected areas. Wildlife Risk in Central Chile: A study links the Loma Los Colorados landfill to Andean condor feeding patterns, while also documenting poisonings that killed birds, raising concerns about carrion toxicity. Plastic Treaty Backslide: Experts say the latest UN plastics treaty draft is less ambitious than hoped, with production and health/chemicals still heavily bracketed. Climate Watch (El Niño): NOAA warns El Niño has a >90% chance of becoming “very strong” in 2026-27 and could reach “historic” levels by fall. Fast Fashion Impact in Chile: Reporting highlights how fast fashion waste is piling up in Chile’s Atacama Desert landfill, including clothing imported from the Global North. Green Hydrogen Mapping in Patagonia: SimActive’s Correlator3D helped process aerial imagery over 100,000 hectares for a green hydrogen development in southern Chile.