Topolobampo

Semarnat has pledged permanent environmental oversight of a controversial ammonia plant in Topolobampo, Sinaloa, amid protests over its ecological and social impacts. Activists argue the project threatens Ohuira Bay, a Ramsar-protected wetland, through pollution and land destruction, while the government claims it complies with environmental standards.

Indigenous activists in Mexico's Topolobampo blocked an ammonia plant's access road, escalating a 12-year conflict over environmental and social concerns. The project, developed by Swiss company Proman Gas y Petroquímica de Occidente, is nearing completion despite opposition from Yoreme-Mayo communities and calls for its suspension.