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To learn more about this video, please visit: http://pulitzercenter.org/showproject.cfm?id=32 For 30 years, Occidental Petroleum conducted the largest oil operation in Peru. Now a group of indigenous Peruvians has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States, charging Occidental with contaminating their environment. In this segment, we take a look at the region, the people and the allegations behind this case.

A short vignette of Occidental Petroleum's legacy of polluting the Peruvian Achuar territory. In support of the Achuar's campaign for justice, Amazon Watch is mobilizing an international campaign to force Occidental Petroleum to fund an environmental cleanup and to compensate affected communities.