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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mark Stevenson

USMCA commission to open environmental probe of Mexico train

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The trilateral Commission for Environmental Cooperation established by the U.S., Mexico and Canada has recommended opening an investigation into Mexico's multibillion-dollar tourist train project on the Yucatán peninsula.

Environmentalists filed a complaint saying the Maya Train project threatens jungles and limestone caves containing precious fresh water. The caves have also yielded some of the oldest human remains found in North America.

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