Historic Moment in Chevron-Ecuador Case: Judge Closes Evidence Phase, Ponders Ruling

This post originally appeared on Amazon Watch’s Chevron In Ecuador blog. Friday, December 17th was a momentous day in the long struggle of the people of Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest region ravaged by oil giant Chevron, formerly Texaco. On Friday — more than 17 years since Ecuadoreans filed a lawsuit demanding cleanup of Texaco’s oil contamination [...]

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