The action followed a court-ordered inspection by Profepa after years of complaints about their emissions, and after a previous request for a public inquiry had failed to generate a response from the plants' operators.
To date, Holcim has cut its water extraction volume by 58% by increasing the use of treated wastewater, recirculation technologies and predictive maintenance, which it implements at 71% of its plants in Mexico.
Thanks to these new images, scientists have now confirmed the presence of all six wild cat species native to Mexico within Sierra Gorda — ocelot, margay, jaguar, jaguarundi, lynx and puma.
Michoacán-born sculptor Javier Marín is one of three contemporary sculptors invited to propose designs for the basilica's main entrance and final façade as construction nears completion, more than 140 years after it began.
The publication of the inflation data for the first half of the month comes just two days before the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) board will decide whether to cut, maintain or increase the central bank's benchmark interest rate, which is currently set at 7%.