9 years after mine spill in northern Mexico, new report gives locals hope for long-awaited cleanup

MEXICO CITY — Nine years after a massive waste spill from a copper mine in the northern Mexican border state of Sonora, locals are still suffering from “alarming” levels of soil, air and water pollution, Mexico’s Environment Department said Thursday. Summarizing a 239-page report, officials also confirmed, using satellite images, that the spill was not … Read more