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The suit alleges that Texaco, acquired by Chevron in 1971, left behind oil waste pits like this one during the eighteen years in which it drilled in the region

A Lawsuit in Ecuador

A local court orders Chevron to pay $9 billion in a closely watched case.

Photographs by Ivan Kashinsky / Aurora

World Water Crisis

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