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Residents urge Nogales council to demand transparency in South32 benefits-and-protections talks
Summary
A Patagonia-area advocate told the Nogales City Council the draft community protections tied to the South32 mining project remain secret and urged local officials to take a more active role in ensuring transparency and enforceable safeguards.
Anna Darian, executive director of the Patagonia Area Resource Alliance, told the Nogales City Council on Oct. 1 that community members remain uncertain about protections being negotiated with South32 and urged the council to press for public review and accountability.
"We are very scared about the protection side because there is no job that is possible if the air quality and the lack of water makes it impossible to live in this community," Darian said during the meeting's public-comment period. She said residents had been told a draft agreement might be signed by the…
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