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Indigenous Group Asks SEC to Scrutinize Fracking Companies Operating in Argentina

Mapuche communities affected by methane gas extraction in Patagonia are urging the top U.S. securities regulator to inform investors about the “environmental, social and cultural” situation in Argentina.

By Katie Surma, Keerti Gopal

$From left: Sandra Silva, Jorge Nawel and Gonzalo Verges deliver a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission's Manhattan office on Sept. 26. Nawel's Indigenous Mapuche community in Argentina has been heavily impacted by fracking since the early 2010s. Credit: Keerti Gopal/Inside Climate News$

Indigenous Group Asks SEC to Scrutinize Fracking Companies Operating in Argentina

Mapuche communities affected by methane gas extraction in Patagonia are urging the top U.S. securities regulator to inform investors about the “environmental, social and cultural” situation in Argentina.

By Katie Surma, Keerti Gopal

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