Is El Salvador preparing to reverse its landmark mining ban?

Mongabay
Feb 7, 2023, 6:03 pm121 pts
MEXICO CITY — It was considered a major environmental victory, back in 2017, when El Salvador’s government announced it would be the first country in the world to issue a total ban on metal mining. For a half-century, the industry had been dumping waste and toxic chemicals into local rivers. Prioritizing…

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