Mexico Is Letting an Oil Company Destroy Protected Mangroves for an $8 Billion Oil Refinery

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By Jordan DavidsonMar 6, 2020, 1:04 pm245 pts
Mexico's president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador ordered state-owned oil company, Pemex, to build an $8 billion oil refinery. So, the company has followed orders and razed protected mangrove trees to clear way for the controversial project, according to Quartz. Satellite images posted on Quartz show the cleared…

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