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...
India’s Kerala State Seeks $1.1 Billion in Compensation From MSC Over Oil Spill July 8, 2025 By Arpan Chaturvedi India’s southern state of Kerala has sued Swiss-based Mediterranean Shipping Company and sought $1.1 billion in compensation after one of...
Executives Get Combined 141 Years in Prison for Italy PFAS Spill June 30, 2025 By Reina Sasaki and Daniele Lepido Eleven former executives of companies linked to Miteni SpA were sentenced to a combined 141 years in prison by an...
BHP Faces UK Contempt Charge for Funding Case Over Brazil Dam Collapse June 27, 2025 BHP faces a full contempt of court hearing in Britain for funding litigation to try to prevent some Brazilian municipalities...
India Races to Contain Oil Spill From Sunken Container Ship May 27, 2025 By Mihir Mishra and Rajesh Kumar Singh Indian agencies detected an oil spill from a container ship that capsized off the coast of the southern state of...
Thames Water Tops List of Firms Facing Criminal Probes Over Pollution May 22, 2025 By Priscila Azevedo Rocha Thames Water tops a list of water companies under criminal investigation for pollution by the UK government, a move that...