Topic: North America
New Gold says full operations to resume at Mexican mine
Reuters Environmental Online Report
(Reuters) - Canadian gold miner New Gold said full operations will resume at its Cerro San Pedro mine in Mexico after a federal district court lifted restrictions on the use of explosives at the mine. Operations at the mine were suspended in November last year after the country's environment ministry ...
Climate debated should be reframed: Malidives president
AFP Global Edition
The climate change debate should be reframed in economic and security terms ahead of a year-end UN summit in Mexico seeking a binding climate deal, the president of the Maldives said Wednesday. A price tag needs to be put on "the extent to which we destroy the atmosphere, the extent ...
Norteno star denies knowledge of playing for gang
AP News
Latin Grammy winner detained during raid denies knowing he'd been hired for drug gang's partyLatin Grammy winner Ramon Ayala said the lights went out, people started running and he and his band hit the floor when the Mexican military raided a drug cartel's holiday party in December ...
Clean-up efforts pay off in Mexico City
AFP Global Edition
Long famous as one of the world's most polluted megalopolises, gritty Mexico City is beginning to see the fruits of years of clean-up efforts and to breathe somewhat cleaner air, experts say. "The pollution problem is still there, but it is a fact that we have been fighting pollution ...
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