In Venezuela, harmful oil spills are mounting as the country ramps up production
LAKE MARACAIBO, Venezuela — On the western shore of Lake Maracaibo, workers use rakes and shovels to pull blobs of congealed oil out of the water, but the black goo sticks to everything — fishing nets, boats, outboard motors and even a calf that’s wondering around the beach....
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