Mexico shuts US-owned quarry on environmental grounds

Mexico City (AFP) May 6, 2022

Mexico said Friday that it had suspended operations at a US-owned limestone quarry in the Riviera Maya tourist region due to environmental concerns, a move the company branded "illegal." After an inspection visit to a subsidiary of US group Vulcan Materials, it was decided to temporarily close the site near Playa del Carmen, the environment and natural resources ministry said. There were