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Foreign firms' suits are messy for environmentalists - Groups cry foul over litigation stemming from a part of NAFTA [scroll down]
Over the last few years, foreign-owned companies have been suing governments over environmental laws they claimed harmed their businesses. Under attack: everything from bans on toxic gasoline additives and pesticides to the rights of local communities to reject hazardous waste landfills...Blame the lawsuits on a portion of the North American Free Trade Agreement designed to protect the rights of foreign investors. It's called Chapter 11