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Oxy Frontin
Indigenous tribe sues oil company over pollution in Peru |
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11 May 2007 |
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| Oxy Frontin Indigenous tribe sues oil company over pollution in Peru A group of indigenous tribe members from Peru has filed suit against Los Angeles-based Occidental Petroleum in a U.S. court, claiming that the company's operations in the Amazon from 1975 to 1999 contaminated their food and water supplies, hurt their health, and led to the death of a child. The company -- known as Oxy to friends and foes alike -- & ... |
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| Topics: Big Oil, business, health, news, Peru (all these topics) |
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