Professor Rose Spalding has released a new book entitled Breaking Ground: From Extraction Booms to Mining Bans in Latin America (Oxford University Press 2023). The book examines metallic mining policy practices in four Central American countries—Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador and Costa Rica, specifically exploring the interconnection of mining policies, politics, social movements, and the environment to identify distinct pathways to reform. This project was supported by funding from URC, the Society of Vincent DePaul Professors, and a Center of Latino Research Fellowship. Read More