The Environmental Court of San Salvador ruled yesterday that the sugar mill Ingenio La Magdalena be held responsible for environmental damages resulting from the massive molasses spill that took place on May 5, 2016. During the spill thousands of gallons of molasses, a byproduct of sugarcane processing, entered local waterways in the municipality of Chalchuapa, […]
Sugar Industry Resistant as Government Responds to Spill
Massive molasses spill showcases major gaps in rules safeguarding Salvadoran society in face of narrow industry interests. Update: A second large molasses spill ocurred on June 1, less than a month after the Magdalena spill in Chalchuapa, at a molasses storage facility north of San Salvador. The facility reportedly has a capacity of 2.5 million gallons, an unknown quantity of which […]
