Ecuador: Amazon Watch And Rainforest Action Network Statement On Ecuador Court Ruling Against ...

Ecuador: Amazon Watch And Rainforest Action Network Statement On Ecuador Court Ruling Against Chevron   Evidence Prevails Over Oil Giant's Intimidation Tactics   Today a court in Lago Agrio, Ecuador has ruled in favor of the residents of Ecuador's Amazon region who have spent the last 18 years seeking damages for crude oil pollution. Chevron inherited the suit when it bought Texaco in 2001, and has denied the allegations of environmental damage.   Amazon Watch and Rainforest Action Network,...

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