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Mexico to Create Climate Change Council

20 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, MEXICO CITY — Mexico will soon announce creation of a climate change council, made up of 15 experts who will be in charge of analyzing and advising the government on public policy, according to Minister of Envir

Eighty Percent of Puebla’s Piped Water Is Contaminated

18 Jan 2013 - 19:46 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, PUEBLA — Eighty percent of the water delivered to the Mexican city of Puebla is contaminated with microorganisms, principally fecal coliform, according to Francisco Muñoz Pérez, president of the Puebla As

Mexican Agricultural Leaders Warns of Conflict Over Irrigation Water

26 Oct 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, PUEBLA DE ZARAGOZA — Cuts in irrigation water could lead to conflict in the municipality San Gabriel Chilac, in Mexico’s Puebla state, warned members of the National Agricultural Workers Union (UNTA) and the Union of I

Conagua Proposes $2.8 Billion USD Worth of Projects to Solve Mexico City’s Water Problems

16 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s National Water Commission (Conagua) has proposed $2.8 billion USD worth of projects in the Valley of Mexico, aimed at solving Mexico City’s water problems and reducing overexploitation of

Mexican City, State End Water Conflict

7 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, XALAPA — A long-running conflict between the Mexican city of Xalapa and Puebla state over water has been resolved, Xalapa Municipal President Elizabeth Morales García said last week.

Mexican Village Takes on Billionaire Carlos Slim Over Water Pollution

23 Jul 2012 - 09:52 by Local Press Report

Mexico, TETELA DE OCAMPO (Fox Business Latino) — A peasant town in central Mexico has declared war on the world's richest man, Carlos Slim, to prevent him from operating a gold and silver mine that threatens the environment.

Puebla State to Regulate Utility’s Financial Operations

25 Jun 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, PUEBLA DE ZARAGOZA — The Finance and Municipal Heritage Commission of Mexico’s Puebla State Congress in mid-June approved an order to regulate the debt and tariff system of the city of Puebla’s water and sanitation uti

Mexico’s Supreme Court to Hear Jailed Activists’ Case

21 May 2012 - 18:05 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Supreme Court this month unanimously agreed to hear the case of two indigenous men in Puebla state who were sentenced to more than six years in prison for charges related to a conflict o

Mexican State Kicks out Degremont

14 Mar 2012 - 19:23 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, PUEBLA DE ZARAGOZA — The water utility for the Mexican state of Puebla, Soapap, canceled its contract with French firm Degrémont on the grounds that the private company failed to meet wastewater treatment standards a

Over 90 Percent of Mexican Water Utilities Are in the Red

8 Mar 2012 - 01:17 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, MEXICO CITY — Over 90 percent of the more than 2,500 water utilities in Mexico are deeply in the red, with some technically bankrupt, according to Roberto Olivares, General Director of the Mexican National Ass

Puebla Wastes 2,300 Liters of Water Each Second

19 Jan 2012 - 12:38 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, PUEBLA — The Mexican city of Puebla loses approximately 2,300 liters of water per second due to faults in its distribution and sanitation systems, according to the president of the City Hall’s Ecology and

Mexican Municipality Faces Fines for Not Treating Wastewater

3 Nov 2011 - 10:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, TEHUACÁN — The Mexican municipality of Tehuacán, located in Puebla state, has been fined an initial $19,000 USD for not having a wastewater treatment plant, and could be fined again if they do not build the

Organizations Crack Down on Atoyac River Pollution

20 Oct 2011 - 10:32 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s National Water Commission (Conagua), the local Water and Sanitation Council (CEAS) and the Ministry of Environmental Sustainability (SSAOT) have begun the process of upgrading 700 munici

Successful Appeal Means Report on Pollution Cannot be Classified

1 Sep 2011 - 10:27 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

MEXICO CITY — An appeal from The Mexican Center for Environmental Law (CEMDA) successfully reversed a decision by Federal Institute of Access to Information (IFAI), which would have kept information about the

Less Than 2 Percent of Mexico’s Mixtec Communities Have Piped Water

25 Aug 2011 - 10:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, MEXICO CITY — Only 1.93 percent of the population of indigenous Mixtec communities in Mexico has access to piped water, according to Ministry of Social Development (Sedesol) regional supervisor Araceli López R

Mexican Water Utilities Call for Increased Billing

18 Aug 2011 - 10:20 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, PUEBLA — Only 60 of every 100 liters of potable water in Mexico reaches houses and businesses, with the rest lost to leaks, according to José Ramón Ardavin Ituarte, deputy director general for Potable Wat

Conagua Fines Pemex for Oil Spill

28 Jul 2011 - 09:45 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Mexico, MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s National Water Commission (Conagua) will fine state-owned petroleum company Pemex $86,000 USD for a leak of crude oil that contaminated the Atoyac River.