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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Daniel Shailer

Mexico takes mining company to court seeking new remediation effort for Sonora river pollution

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mexico is pursuing a criminal complaint against the country's biggest copper producer seeking to force a new remediation effort for a toxic mine spill in the northern state of Sonora nine years ago, an environmental official said Thursday.

The complaint, which was filed in August but announced only on Thursday, centers on remediation funding for eight polluted townships in Sonora.

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