The Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, Alicia Bárcena, became entangled when she tried to explain to the deputies whether the fracking technique for extracting gas in Mexico will be applied in the future. First, she mentioned that new rules for pilot tests should be adopted and at the end of her appearance, on the occasion of the second year of government, she denied that President Claudia Sheinbuam has already approved it. "I w…
President Claudia Sheinbaum opened the door to a possible pilot fracking test, but the Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, Alicia Bárcena, made it clear that Mexico is not yet in a position to develop this technique. She said that environmental standards should be modified and restrictions established to protect...