Indigenous Ecuadoran villagers hoping to make oil giant Chevron pay for pollution in the country’s rainforest have formally withdrawn a lawsuit in Canada. Patricio Salazar, a lawyer for some of the plaintiffs, said in a statement on Tuesday his clients made the decision after “much soul searching” and were considering their options. The move comes three months after Canada’s Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from the Amazon villagers, effectively bringing their legal action in that country to the end of the road.
