View of the Pemex pipeline installed in the community of Emiliano Zapata from which gas is extracted in Papantla, state of Veracruz on April 11, 2026. The Mexican government plans to extract natural gas using hydraulic fracturing, a method that has been criticized by environmental organizations, in order to reduce its dependence on imports from the United States, according to a plan presented by President Claudia Sheinbaum on April 9, 2026. (Photo by Marco Antonio MARTINEZ / AFP via Getty Images)