After complaints from Gualeguaychú municipality Wednesday, July 20, 2016 Uruguay denies pulp mill pollutionThe new UPM pulp mill planned for construction near the Río Negro in Uruguay will have no effect on the Uruguay river, the neighbouring country’s environmental agency said yesterday. But Gauleguaychú’s government argues that the Río Negro eventually flows into the Uruguay river, which borders the Argentine province, and thus could affect Uruguay’s neighbours. “Uruguay was already able to analyze to pulp mills and follow how they worked, with no environmental impact at all in either of the previous two projects. “If the law is followed, everythings points to no pollution problems” in the river shared by both countries, Nario told Radio Sarandí. The plant will require a US$5-billion investment, the largest in the history of the country.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald July 20, 2016 03:10 UTC