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Federal judge declines Alcoa dredging case

Tiffany Higgins

Tiffany Higgins

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Federal judge declines Alcoa dredging case
Van Oord’s Vox Amalia dredger in Juruti on August 5. Van Oord is contracted by U.S. mining company Alcoa dredge the Amazon River in Juruti, Pará state. Alcoa is currently being sued by the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office’s to immediately halt the dredging, which prosecutors say risks "irreversible damages" from deepening and widening the riverbed's channel. Photo: the Coordination of Communities Directly Impacted by the Dredging of the Amazon River.

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