Mon June 27th, 2016
A new oil spill raised fears of a deterioration water pollution and fish on which depend indigenous peoples and coastal communities.
Peru: Oil Spill in the Amazon puts communities at risk
- Indigenous community takes hostages in an effort to draw attention to oil spill A helicopter from Peru’s Air Force that was helping to...
- After decades of turning a blind eye, Peru declares state of emergency due to oil contamination in Amazon The government has declared an environmental state of emergency after...
- Oil drilling causes widespread contamination in the Amazon rainforest Decades of oil extraction in the Western Amazon has caused...
- Peruvian oil spill sparks concern in indigenous rainforest community A ruptured pipeline that spilled tens of thousands of gallons...
- The oil curse harasses indigenous women of the Amazon In addition to the environmental impact of oil spills in...
- A month since Peru’s oil spill, indigenous people criticize PetroPeru’s negligence Almost a month since an oil spill, the new autonomous...