Windalco says discharge didn’t kill fish in Rio Cobre

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Windalco says discharge didn’t kill fish in Rio Cobre

Mining company Windalco says it is not responsible for Sunday’s fish kill in the Rio Cobre, for which it has been blamed by the Government’s chief environmental regulator. The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) conducted tests and...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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