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Environmental groups accuse Mexico of lying about origins of oil spill in the Gulf
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MEXICO CITY, Environmentalist groups accused Mexico’s government of lying about the origins of a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, something authorities promptly denied.
Key facts
- Mexico’s government reported that 800 tons of hydrocarbon-laden waste have spilled into the ocean
- Associated Press writer Teresa de Miguel in Mexico City contributed to this report
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Summary
The spill of off the coast of the southern Veracruz state has sp. Mexico’s government reported that 800 tons of hydrocarbon-laden waste have spilled into the ocean. On Monday, a group of 17 organizations, including Greenpeace Mexico, the Mexican Alliance Against Fracking and the Mexican Center for Environmental Rights, or CEMDA, contradicted that claim and said that satellite images they captured show that the root of the spill was a pipeline from Mexico’s state-run oil company, Pemex, and that a large oil slick appeared in early February. “All this lack of information is causing massive economic and environmental damage.