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21. The hidden connection between a US steel company and the controversial Los Pinares mine in Honduras: (Regional News); ... Honduran businessman Lenir Pérez and his wife Ana Isabel Facussé, owners of Inversiones Los Pinares -- a company that is waging battle against the residents of a town called Guapinol, who oppose the company' ...; Created on 28 November 2020
22. ATM Statement on illegal entry of fuel trucks in Nueva Vizcaya: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... opening an alternate road in Kasibu town, after the main road was made impassable, because of the overflow of the mine tailings pond. We demand that DILG Sec. Ano immediately revoke any order to the ...; Created on 28 November 2020
23. Thousands of Salvadorans endure COVID-19 without running water to wash their hands: (Regional News); ... about 15 kilometers from downtown San Salvador, has not had any running water in her house since the pandemic started back in March 2020. In fact, she hasn't had any tap water consistently in her home for ...; Created on 11 September 2020
24. We Are in Danger Daily: Honduran Afro-Indigenous Garífuna Demand Return of Kidnapped Land Defenders: (Mining and Human Rights); ... the safe return of five Garífuna land defenders who were kidnapped last month in the Caribbean coastal town of Triunfo de la Cruz. Witnesses say the abductors wore police uniforms and forced them into ...; Created on 17 August 2020
25. Pandemic fuels mining extraction in Latin America: (Regional News); ... of cases of Covid-19 has increased. "Among the unionized workers and those of the subcontractors in less than 15 days, there are 150 positive for Covid-19. In these small towns, some of these workers live ...; Created on 09 August 2020
26. Timeline: Guatemala mine suspensions: (Regional News); ... consulted in the granting of its mining license. June 19: Protesters in the town of Casillas block the main road linking Guatemala City to the Escobal mine. July 5: The supreme court issues a provisional ...; Created on 23 July 2020
27. Environmentalists commemorate the 11th anniversary of the murder of Marcelo Rivera: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... from the small town of San Isidro, Cabañas, who died due to his relentless opposition to the El Dorado mining project, owned by Canadian Pacific Rim/Oceana Gold mining company. The death of Marcelo, ...; Created on 15 July 2020
28. With Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters, Particularly in Mexico: (FTAs & ISDS); ... NAFTA over an environmental dispute concerning limestone quarrying in the state of Quintana Roo. The company is in conflict with the municipality of Solidaridad (where the resort town Playa del Carmen ...; Created on 03 May 2020
29. Ostúa River contaminated with lead and arsenic from Cerro Blanco mine: (Cerro Blanco); ... a threat for El Salvador as several border towns may be impacted by the contamination released due to their location at just at 6 kilometers away. The Ostúa River starts in Asunción Mita, and carries ...; Created on 21 April 2020
30. Tocoa is declared free of mining, but controversial mining project remains active: (Regional News); CRITERIO Tegucigalpa - The town hall through which the municipal corporation of Tocoa declared its territory, located in the department of Colon, free of mining activity, caused the residents' frustration ...; Created on 26 December 2019
31. The Salvadorean State has a pending debt with land defenders criminalized by mining companies: (Mining and Human Rights); ... and Dora Sorto, who were criminalized and killed for opposing mining projects in this area. On this occasion, the commemoration was held in the town of Maraña, home to some of the victims of the repression ...; Created on 26 December 2019
32. Honduran Land Defenders Receive the prestigious Letelier-Moffit award in Washington: (Regional News); ... a requirement to hold town hall meetings (Cabildo Abierto) on matters that affect the lives of local communities. As a result, local organizations organized under the Committee have launched a campaign ...; Created on 24 October 2019
33. Land Defenders Are Killed in the Philippines for Protesting Canadian Mining: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... in the chest. A bullet grazed their daughter’s head The ambush was supposed to kill him, but it took his wife’s life instead. Claver, an Indigenous Igorot man from the tribal town of Bontoc in the ...; Created on 04 October 2019
34. Mining Grabs Up Land, Deals Blow to Agriculture in Central America: (Background and reports ); ... because of fears that they are contaminated with heavy metals used in the extraction process. “The country’s most important markets flat-out avoid buying our products,” he told IPS from his hometown. ...; Created on 07 May 2019
35. Uncertainty in communities of Asuncion Mita due to the imminent reopening of the Cerro Blanco mine in Guatemala: (Cerro Blanco); ... in the area, in 2005, due to the possible negative impacts that would occur not only in Guatemalan towns, but also in El Salvador, as contamination reaches the Guija lake, in the department of Metapan, ...; Created on 03 May 2019
36. Guatemalan court upholds Tahoe mine suspension: (Regional News); ... from Casillas, a town a few kilometres southwest of the mine, told CIM Magazine after the ruling. Abrego was one of the people from the regional resistance movement who have been camped out near the court ...; Created on 16 September 2018
37. Rural Communities’ Struggle Against US-Owned Mine Continues in Guatemalan Supreme Court: (Regional News); ... initially by Canadian mining firm, Radius Gold, which eventually sold to US mining firm KCA, seeking to exploit gold and silver reserves in the hills just outside of town. Fearful over the impacts on the ...; Created on 27 August 2018
38. From Mining to Water: 25 years of Community Solidarity and Organizing: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... originate in their struggle to repopulate the town of Santa Marta, Cabañas, at the height of the bloody civil war. Founded by community members on their return from Honduran refugee camps, ADES and Radio ...; Created on 24 August 2018
39. Central Americans Demand to be Consulted About Mining Projects: (Regional News); ... operates in the area. The San Rafael mining company, a subsidiary of the Canadian company Tahoe Resources, is located on the outskirts of San Rafael Las Flores, a town 96 km southeast of Guatemala City, ...; Created on 09 May 2018
40. Church in El Salvador backs law declaring clean, affordable water as a human right: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... water, despite being charged for municipal water. He recalls his rural hometown, where water flowed from nearby springs and was regulated by community boards. “Where my parents live, the village still ...; Created on 08 May 2018

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