US is ‘using Mexico as a garbage sink’ leading to ‘toxic crisis’, UN expert says

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Marcos Orellana, a special rapporteur, found lax environmental standards and lack of oversight allowed pollution to accumulate Mexico is facing a “toxic crisis” and has become a “garbage sink” for the US, exposing Mexican communities to dangerous pollution, a UN expert has warned. In an interview with the Guardian and Quinto Elemento Lab, an investigative […]

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