Mexico's president proposes ban on open pit mining, says it 'transgresses human rights'

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known as AMLO, has proposed a series of constitutional reforms, including a ban on open-pit mining. Speaking before parliament, López Obrador argued that open-pit mining causes severe environmental damage and uses excessive water that...

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