Constitutional Reform Initiative on the prohibition of open pit mining.
Last February 05th, 2024, a series of initiatives were presented by the Federal Executive of Mexico, with the purpose of amending the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States; one of these initiatives is the “Decree by which several provisions of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States are reformed, regarding the right to food, healthy environment and right to water.”, in the initiative and the included “Diagnose”, the Executive mentions that “The residues produced by open pit mining, are not only solid residues, and are also composed of residual waters, which extend to farther areas”.
