Pollution accidentelle des eaux par produits chimiques

Residents of Sonora affected by a toxic waste spill in one of its main tributaries continue to fight for justice. Three years ago, as of August 6, 2014, the Buenavista del Cobre mine - one of the larg

In 2014, Buenavista del Cobre accidentally released close to 40,000 cubic meters of wastewater into the Bacanuchi River in Sonora.

Willows and cottonwoods sway on the banks of the Rio Sonora as it flows through the little Sonoran pueblo Baviácora. Nearby, cows graze lazily in lush green pastures on the westernmost edge of Sonora’s Sierra Madre mountain range.Even in the sticky summer heat, it’s an idyllic scene.But local Martha Velarde said nothing has been the same in this quiet river valley since Aug. 6, 2014, when Mexico’s largest mining company spilled nearly 11 million gallons of copper sulfate acid solution carrying heavy metals into the Bacanuchi and Sonora rivers.

A large explosion rocks an oil facility in the south-east Mexican state of Veracruz, killing three and injuring at least 136 people.

A recent ruling by Mexico’s Supreme Court has residents of the Rio Sonora Valley hopeful they’ll finally get relief from a toxic mine spill that occurred more than five years ago.

A legal representative of residents affected by the spill said the dialogue is a result of pressure the communities have put on authorities.

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