By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF As temperatures and stagnant air continue to plague Mexico City and the Valley of Mexico, leading to high ozone levels, the Megalopolis Environmental Commission (Came) determined later Tuesday, May 3, that Phase I of the ozone contingency plan would be maintained, at least through Wednesday, May 4. Ozone levels in parts of the capital
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Due to high air contamination levels across Mexico City and the extended metropolis in the Valley of Mexico, the Megalopolis Environmental Commission (Came) late Monday, May 2, announced an emergency Phase 1 contingency plan requiring that the Day-without-a-Car (hoy no circula) program be extended to include more cars for Tuesday, May 3, including some
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) said Friday, April 29, that he has ordered the expropriation of all private land that crosses the Tren Maya tourist train route, property which he said is currently is in the hands of real estate agents who “are only out to make a profit.” Speaking during his
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF At least 86 people were injured early Thursday, April 7, when a public transport bus crashed along Mexico City’s Avenida Reforma, ramming into the side of a Metrobús vehicle, authorities reported. According to Miguel Hidalgo Mayor Mauricio Tabe, there were no serious injuries and all 85 victims were transferred to nearby hospitals. Miguel Hidalgo
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Photo: Google By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Due to extremely high pollution rates in the city, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced late Tuesday, March 29, that the capital’s Day-without-a-Car (hoy no circula) program will apply to more cars on Wednesday, March 30, including some with 0 and 00 holograms, with additional restrictions to help improve air quality. The special
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By KELIN DILLON Just one day after the inauguration of Mexico’s new Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA), Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) declared Lago Texcoco – the former site of the canceled Mexico City New International Airport (NAICM) – to be a protected nature reserve, putting an official nail in the coffin of the NAICM’s construction. Published in
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF In order to protest mounting insecurity along Mexico’s highways and toll charges, as well as increasing fuel prices, dozens of heavy cargo trucks set up blockades on Tuesday, March 22, in at least 20 states. Members of the Mexican Alliance of Organization of Transporters (Amotac) began their mobilizations with a blockade in the vicinity
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AMLO’s New Airport
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The value of stocks in Mexico’s official airlines, Aeroméxico, plunged by 29 percent, to just .41 pesos per unit, on Wednesday, March 16 — their lowest price ever — as the company began the final steps to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Aeroméxico won a U.S. court permission to emerge from Chapter 11 in
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