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Pluspetrol Denies Responsibility for Peru’s Amazon Pollution

Argentine oil company Pluspetrol Norte SA on April 1 denied accusations by the Peruvian government that its operations in the country’s northern Amazon region were causing serious environmental pollution.
Latin American Governments Infringe on Indigenous Rights in Support of Mining Sector: RRI

Four Latin American governments were found to be giving away natural resources located primarily found in areas where indigenous communities live in an effort to increase economic development, according to a new study from NGO Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI).
Peru Declares State of Emergency Over Amazon Oil Pollution

Peru’s government on March 25 declared a 90-day environmental state of emergency in the Amazon region of Loreto due to oil pollution that was not properly cleaned up by Argentine-owned Pluspetrol.

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