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Environmental Leader Flees El Salvador Amid Mining Dispute

Environmental Leader Flees El Salvador Amid Mining Dispute

Activist helped challenge new mining regulations
Prominent environmental leader Amalia Lopez has fled El Salvador after helping file a legal challenge against recently enacted mining rules.

Advocates say her departure highlights growing concerns over environmental protections and the safety of activists opposing resource exploitation projects.
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