Mexico: Ecological disaster in the Sonora River

FRIDAY, JULY 26
PROGRAM #10450 12:00 PM PT

Mexico Edition.

In August 2014, a huge spill of toxic leachate from the Grupo México company devastated the Sonora River region and affected the health of thousands of residents. Almost a decade after the worst environmental disaster in the history of mining in Mexico, residents of riverside towns continue to report contamination with heavy metals, serious health problems and impunity. This and other news are analyzed in this weekly edition.

Guests: Rosa Maria O’Leary, Environmental Activist, Mexico City, MX; Antonio Navarrete, Spokesperson, Mining, Metallurgical, Iron and Steel and Similar Workers Union of the Mexican Republic-Section 65, Cananea, MX; excerpts from recent statements by Mexico’s President-Elect Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Rosa Icela Rodriguez, Secretary of Security and Public Protection.

Photo: Fundación UNAM

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