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    An Environmental Battle in Ecuador Is Playing Out in US Court

    For decades, Texaco (since bought by Chevron) polluted the Ecuadorian rain forest and has fought compensating residents

    April 22, 2015 | Al Jazeera America News

    “These videos are essentially the smoking gun evidence that undermines Chevron’s entire defense in Ecuador. They show Chevron’s own employees admitting that toxic waste still exists in sites they swore they cleaned up.”Paul Paz y Miño, Amazon Watch Director of Outreach and Online Strategy

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