Dirty Water, Dirtier Practices
Ecuador's Battle with Texaco's Legacy Pollution

http://mondediplo.com/2014/03/06ecuador
Date Written:  2014-03-01
Publisher:  Le Monde Diplomatique
Year Published:  2014
Resource Type:  Article

Texaco (now owned by Chevron) left polluted soil and ground water after 20 years of oil extraction in the Amazon in Ecuador. The legal claims and counter-claims over responsibility and reparation continue.

Subject Headings

• Amazon
• Ecuador
• Oil & Gas/Environmental Issues
• Oil & Gas Industry
• Oil Industry
• Pollution
• Pollution Sources
• Soil Pollution
• Water/Environmental Issues