Costa Rica Opposition Defends Mining Ban as Crucitas Crisis Deepens

Four opposition factions in Costa Rica’s Asamblea Legislativa have closed ranks against the executive branch’s bid to reopen metallic open-pit mining in Crucitas, ratifying their joint commitment to uphold the country’s 2010 ban and pursue alternative responses to the environmental and security crisis gripping the northern zone. The bloc — formed by Liberación Nacional (PLN), […] The post Costa Rica Opposition Defends Mining Ban as Crucitas Crisis Deepens appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate .

Original source: Tico Times Costa Rica