President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, accuses Elon Musk’s company of launching wreckage and pollutants in Mexican territory
Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said her government evaluates legal measures against Spacexby Elon Musk, due to contamination and wreckage thrown into the Mexican territory by rockets fired from southern Texas in the United States.
During his morning conference on Wednesday (25), Sheinbaum said that the country is analyzing possible violations of international law to file lawsuits. “In fact, there is contamination,” she said, referring to the environmental effects of launches near the border.
Spacex rocket recently exploded
- The statement occurs days after a Starship rocket explodes during a test at Starbase base, Spacex headquarters in Texas.
- The explosion generated a huge fireball, being another setback in the musk plans for interplanetary missions.
- According to Sheinbaum, Mexican authorities are conducting a “comprehensive analysis” on the impacts on the Tamaulipas border state, especially after the US authorizing an increase in the number of annual Starship releases – from 5 to 25 – ignoring criticism of environmental risk to local fauna, such as sea turtles and coastal birds.
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If advanced, this will be another judicial clash between the Mexican government and large American companies.
In May, Mexico said he sued the Googleafter users see the Gulf of Mexico labeled as “Gulf of America” on Google Maps from the US – something that would have occurred after an executive order of Donald Trump.
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Leandro Criscuolo is a journalist graduated from Cásper Líbero College. He has worked as Copywriter, digital marketing analyst and social networking manager. Currently, he writes for the digital look.
