The World’s Plastic Glut Is Set to Get Much Worse by 2040, Study Finds December 4, 2025 By Leslie Kaufman Despite clear evidence that plastic is clogging oceans and beaches and breaking down into microplastics that enter our bodies, humans...
Update: BHP Liable for 2015 Brazil Dam Collapse, UK Court Rules, in Mammoth Lawsuit November 14, 2025 BHP is liable for the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, London’s High Court ruled on Friday, in...
Thames Among UK’s Worst-Polluting Water Firms as Incidents Rise October 23, 2025 By Priscila Azevedo Rocha Thames Water was among Britain’s most-polluting water companies last year as the total number of serious incidents jumped 60%, the...
This Pollution Lawsuit Could Reach Far Beyond Banks of River Wye in UK October 23, 2025 The River Wye used to be full of wild salmon. Today it is full of algae. And the meandering waterway...
Britain Will Make it Easier to Fine Water Firms for Pollution October 22, 2025 By Priscila Azevedo Rocha The UK plans to make it easier to fine water companies that harm the environment, ramping up pressure on firms...
EU Restricts Use of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Firefighting Foams October 7, 2025 The European Commission said on Friday it was restricting the use of substances known as PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” in...
Kazakhstan Presses on With $4 Billion Sulfur Fine on Oil Majors August 25, 2025 By Nariman Gizitdinov Kazakhstan’s environmental-protection ministry told oil majors operating in the country they have 40 days to pay a multibillion-dollar fine for...
Toxic Spill at China-Owned Zambian Mine 30 Times Worse Than Estimated August 15, 2025 By Matthew Hill The partial collapse of a waste dam at a Chinese state-owned copper mine in Zambia may have released 30 times...
BHP, Vale Offer $1.4B Settlement in UK Lawsuit Over Brazil Mining-Dam Disaster: FT August 8, 2025 Global miners BHP Group and Vale have offered around $1.4 billion to settle a class action lawsuit in the United...
BHP, Vale Accused of ‘Cheating’ UK Law Firm out of $1.7 Billion in Fees August 1, 2025 By Sam Tobin BHP and Vale are facing a London lawsuit from the law firm representing hundreds of thousands of people over Brazil’s...