Rep. Espaillat Issues Statement on Possible OPIC Fracking Projects in Argentina
September 11, 2019
September 11, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-New York, issued the following statement regarding the Overseas Private Investment Corporation's consideration of two fracking projects in Argentina.
"These projects would not only contribute to carbon emissions dangerous to our climate, but would also pollute water sources and local ecosystems, jeopardize public health, and violate the rights of nearby indigenous communities.
"Our foreign policy, particularly . . .
"These projects would not only contribute to carbon emissions dangerous to our climate, but would also pollute water sources and local ecosystems, jeopardize public health, and violate the rights of nearby indigenous communities.
"Our foreign policy, particularly . . .