Oil Spill in Loreto, Peru, Affects Surrounding Indigenous Communities and Sparks Debate with the State and Oil Company

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–Researched and Written by Jadzia Walker—

A leak in the Norperuano Oil Pipeline affected the surrounding indigenous communities, and was soon followed by another leak in July. The oil spills, not uncommon to the region, result in health, environmental, and economic problems sparking protests in attempt to demand dialogue and solutions from the Peruvian State and oil company, Petroperú.

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