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Indigenous Community Blocks CFE Plant Access Over Environmental Damage

Indigenous leaders in Morelia blockaded highways demanding CFE acknowledge environmental damage from the Los Azufres geothermal plant.

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On September 1, 2026, members of the Indigenous Supreme Council of Michoacán (CSIM) blocked three booths and two federal highways near Morelia, Mexico, to demand a response to environmental damage claims against the Los Azufres geothermal plant. [1] The Consejo Supremo Indígena de Michoacán (CSIM) led a mobilization on September 1, 2026, involving blockades of highways and the Los Azufres geothermal plant in Michoacán, Mexico. [2] The CSIM stated that the protest aims to demand federal attention to a health crisis and pollution attributed to the operation of the Los Azufres geothermal plant of the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE). [3] Pavel Guzmán stated that the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) has not yet officially recognized the environmental damage in the area, which the community claims has caused kidney disease in dozens of people over the last three decades. [4] Pavel Guzmán, a leader of the CSIM, stated that the blockades began at 9:30 AM and would remain in place indefinitely until an agreement is reached with state and federal authorities. [5] The specific locations blocked included the Zirahuén booth on the Morelia-Lázaro Cárdenas highway, the Taretan booth on the same road, and the Panindìcuaro booth on the Occidental highway, approximately 40 kilometers from Morelia. [6] The CSIM is composed of 80 P'urhépecha, Otomí, Hñahñú, Matlazinca, Nahua, and Afro-Mexican communities. [7] The CSIM warned that Lake Zirahuén could disappear within 20 years if measures are not taken to protect it, and demanded the creation of an interinstitutional committee for its protection. [8]
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  1. On September 1, 2026, members of the Indigenous Supreme Council of Michoacán (CSIM) blocked three booths and two federal highways near Morelia, Mexico, to demand a response to environmental damage claims against the Los Azufres geothermal plant. · Vanguardia
  2. The Consejo Supremo Indígena de Michoacán (CSIM) led a mobilization on September 1, 2026, involving blockades of highways and the Los Azufres geothermal plant in Michoacán, Mexico. · El Imparcial
  3. The CSIM stated that the protest aims to demand federal attention to a health crisis and pollution attributed to the operation of the Los Azufres geothermal plant of the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE). · El Imparcial
  4. Pavel Guzmán stated that the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) has not yet officially recognized the environmental damage in the area, which the community claims has caused kidney disease in dozens of people over the last three decades. · Vanguardia
  5. Pavel Guzmán, a leader of the CSIM, stated that the blockades began at 9:30 AM and would remain in place indefinitely until an agreement is reached with state and federal authorities. · Vanguardia
  6. The specific locations blocked included the Zirahuén booth on the Morelia-Lázaro Cárdenas highway, the Taretan booth on the same road, and the Panindìcuaro booth on the Occidental highway, approximately 40 kilometers from Morelia. · Vanguardia
  7. The CSIM is composed of 80 P'urhépecha, Otomí, Hñahñú, Matlazinca, Nahua, and Afro-Mexican communities. · El Imparcial
  8. The CSIM warned that Lake Zirahuén could disappear within 20 years if measures are not taken to protect it, and demanded the creation of an interinstitutional committee for its protection. · El Imparcial
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