In attempt to prevent natural resource extraction, intentional oil spill leaves 4700 families without drinking water

A controversial pipeline is attacked once again, causing oil to spill into a local stream, polluting the water supply used by 4700 families. The Caño Limón–Coveñas oil pipeline has come under attack hundreds of times in an attempt by the local population to disrupt and halt natural resource extraction by multinational companies. One source reports that since the pipeline was built in 1985 it has been attacked 972 times.

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