Exhibits Bárcena Federal Plan for Spill Affected in the Sonora River

The head of the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources, Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, presented yesterday to representatives of Committees of Cuenca Río Sonora the proposal of the federal government to meet the needs in health, water and soil remediation, after this problem has not been resolved since Grupo Mexico caused the spill of acid copper sulphate, in August 2014.

In an interview with e Media, Célida López Cárdenas, head of the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Hydraulic Resources, Fisheries and Aquaculture (Sagarhpa) in Sonora, addressed the current situation facing the state's livestock sector. López highlighted that, despite consecutive years of drought, Sonora's cattle herds reached record export figures last year, consolidating the state's export vocation, unlike other regions dedicated to fatte…

Alicia Bárcena, head of the Secretariat for the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), met with representatives of the Río Sonora Basin Committee to learn about the proposal of the federal government on the remediation of water, health and soil. The official explained that the objective of this meeting is to avoid making decisions without first listening to the opinion of the affected communities in follow-up at the request of Claudia She…