Water Wars: El Salvador Social Movements Resist Water Privatization
El Salvador’s right-wing lawmakers and private business lobby are pushing to privatize water. Social movements are fighting to defend it. […]
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The Silent Advance of Chinese Mining in Bolivia Worsens Water Scarcity and Pollution
Chinese investment is increasingly displacing U.S. capital in Latin America, but the environmental consequences and impacts on community rights show that the shift is not a step forward but rather more of the same. […]
Guatemalan Water Protectors Fight to Free Their Rivers
Since Guatemalan law prohibits the unauthorized removal of river water, people in surrounding communities claim that their rivers have been “kidnapped.” But the people are fighting back to free them. […]