El Salvador
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Will Obama’s climate legacy include deporting children to drought-ravaged nations?
The administration is planning raids to deport mothers and kids to Central America.
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Will the World Bank undermine the people of El Salvador in mining dispute?
Proposed site of Pacific Rim’s El Dorado mine.In a truly David and Goliath battle, the people of El Salvador are fighting against a Canadian mining giant that was lawfully denied permits for a gold and silver mine that would devastate the local environment and threaten the health and livelihoods of native residents. Next week, the […]
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As its neighbors back biofuels, Central America gears up for business
Driving down either of El Salvador’s two principal highways, you’re almost sure to end up braking behind a pickup truck that’s jammed with people standing shoulder to shoulder. Occasionally these rural taxis are new vehicles, but most are rickety, rusted, and running on antiquated engines and exhaust-spewing diesel. Even though 48 percent of Salvadorans live […]