Georgia Moves Toward Permit for Mineral Mine Near Okefenokee Swamp February 13, 2024 By Russ Bynum SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A company’s plan to mine minerals near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally...
Looming Waste-Landslide Disaster Prompts Review of Environmental Laws in Denmark January 22, 2024 By Sanne Wass A landslide of contaminated soil that threatens to pollute a water stream in Denmark has prompted the nation’s government to...
Repsol Sued in Class Action for $1 Billion Over Peru’s Worst Oil Spill January 16, 2024 By Marcelo Rochabrun Repsol SA is being sued for $1 billion by an English law firm representing around 35,000 alleged victims for its...
Markets/Coverages: Vantage Risk Offers U.S. Pollution, Professional Liability Insurance for Environmental Risks October 2, 2023 Vantage Group Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, has extended its Contractors Pollution Liability (CPL) and professional liability offerings...
Brazil Miner Vale to Pay $56M to Settle SEC Charges Related to Dam Safety Disclosures March 29, 2023 Brazilian mining firm Vale SA agreed to pay $55.9 million to settle charges related to allegedly false and misleading disclosures...
Toxic Spills at Alberta’s Oil Sands Spur Canada to Boost Regulatory Oversight March 21, 2023 By Robert Tuttle Canada’s federal government is stepping up environmental oversight in Alberta’s oil sands after Imperial Oil Ltd. and the provincial regulator...
Brazil Fines Vale $16.9M for Lack of Reliable Details About Collapsed Tailings Dam August 16, 2022 By Mariana Durao Vale SA was fined 86.3 million real ($16.9 million) for not giving Brazil’s mining regulator accurate information on the conditions...
Oil Spill Caused by Massive Waves From Tonga Is ‘Ecological Disaster’ for Peru January 20, 2022 By Marco Aquino An oil spill at a refinery in Peru during high waves caused by the explosion last weekend of a volcano...
Dutch Court Orders Shell Nigeria to Pay Damages from Oil Pipeline Leaks January 29, 2021 By Diederik Baazil and Laura Hurst A Dutch court has ordered Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s Nigerian unit to compensate for oil spills in two villages over...
Ironshore Environmental Adds Storage Tank Pollution Liability Coverage to Online Portal February 7, 2019 Ironshore Environmental has made its stand-alone Storage Tank Policy accessible to brokers through an online quote & bind portal. The...