Water Contamination

Communities in Choluteca and Valle say a decade of foreign-financed solar projects has destroyed forests, contaminated water sources, and displaced fishing and farming, yielding only six permanent jobs while Congress debates an electrical-industry law expected to favor private energy companies further.

The Special Environmental Protection Unit of the Public Prosecutor's Office is collecting water samples in the Medina neighborhood of Puerto Cortés to investigate possible contamination, working with CESCCO and the municipal environmental office.