In Sonora, communities fight mining to defend their water

Mongabay
Jul 29, 2024, 10:00 am140 pts
Protesters in the northwest Mexican state of Sonora are blocking the country’s largest mining company, Grupo México, from withdrawing water, in an ongoing standoff against the company and state police. Since June 2, residents of Bacoachi, a rural town 50 kilometers (30 miles) south of the U.S. border, have…

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