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A sea turtle digs into a sandy beach

Tamaulipas reports a strong nesting season for the world’s rarest sea...

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Authorities in Tamaulipas have counted over 207,000 eggs across 2,307 nests for far this year — an encouraging early tally for the world's most endangered sea turtle.
oil spill cleanup on Gulf beach

Feb. 6 oil spill continues to impact Gulf of Mexico beaches...

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The spill has killed at least 22 sea turtles, four dolphins and one manatee, in addition to damaging fish populations, coastal birds (including two pelican deaths), mangroves and reefs, according to media reports.
Xalapa, Veracruz

Coming home to Mexico

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The U.S. has a lot going for it, especially when it comes to the enormous variety in grocery stores. But Sarah DeVries loves coming home to Mexico even more.
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Volunteers clean tar from a Veracruz beach

After weeks of denials, Pemex admits responsibility for Gulf Coast oil spill

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Three high-ranking officials have now been fired over the cover-up, and a complaint was submitted to the Federal Attorney General’s Office to determine criminal liability.
fire at Dos Bocas in April

Another fire breaks out at Pemex’s Dos Bocas refinery on the Gulf Coast

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It was the second blaze in less than a month at the Olmeca (Dos Bocas) refinery in Tabasco. It was extinguished fairly rapidly, according to Pemex officials, and there were no casualties.
peered

Melchor Peredo, the last of Mexico’s great muralists, dies at 99

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The great Veracruz artist had said that as long as he was alive, muralism was alive. Even now that he's gone, he leaves behind his work and a soon-to-be published book titled "A Revolution Continues."
Hair for the gulf

Activists hope hair donations will ease Gulf oil damage

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The activists say that human and animal hair has the capacity to separate hydrocarbons from water, with one kilogram of hair capable of cleaning up 8 liters of oil.
The Potrero del Llano oil tanker

How Mexico entered the Second World War

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The sinking of two Mexican oil tankers by German U-boats in 1942 provided the provocation for Mexico to enter the Second World War.
huge dog at the mall

Help: The canine plague is now sweeping Mexico

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When did people forget common sense and decide to take their pets everywhere, whether other people are bothered by it or not? In Mexico, just now.
Coffee farmer in Coatepec, Veracruz

A road trip through the oldest coffee route in Mexico

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In the highlands of eastern Veracruz lies Mexico's oldest coffee route, home to historic fincas and memorable cafes.
oil spill on Gulf coast

Did the government cover up February’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill?

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The Sheinbaum administration strongly denies it, but prominent environmental groups, including Greenpeace and Cemda, say that nearly a month after the spill was discovered, the public was still not informed.
impounded truck where over 200 migrants were traveling

229 migrants found trapped in impounded truck in Veracruz

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The discovery of the migrants only occurred after workers at the impound lot heard shouting and banging from inside the trailer.
salvador, bahia, brazil - january 6, 2021: view of Petrobras' gas station in the neighborhood of Stiep, in the city of Salvador.

Brazil’s president floats joint venture between Mexican state oil company Pemex and Petrobras

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A partnership with Petrobras could potentially help Pemex to exploit other deepwater fields in the Gulf of Mexico and thus contribute to the achievement of the government's goals of self-sufficiency for gasoline.