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Major banks support rainforest oil project despite problems

This June 2015 photo provided by the Justice and Peace Commission shows an oil spill on the Chufiya river, in the Putumayo region of Colombia. The British law firm Leigh Day said it is suing Amerisur, the oil company operating in the region, on behalf of more than 170 Putumayo farmers. That spill was not the only complication with this particular oil operation. (Justice and Peace Commission via AP) A depiction of a gas flare in Putumayo, Columbia. (AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin)