EU Plans Ban on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Consumer Products January 20, 2025 By Kate Abnett The European Commission intends to propose a ban on the use of PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” in consumer products, with...
Russian Insurer Says US Sanctions Against it Increase Risk of Environmental Disaster January 14, 2025 Russian insurance company Ingosstrakh said on Friday [Jan. 10] that U.S. sanctions against it would increase the risk of environmental...
Brazilian Court Clears Vale, BHP and Samarco of Criminal Charges in 2015 Dam Collapse November 15, 2024 A Brazilian federal court ruled miners Vale, BHP Group and their joint venture Samarco are not criminally liable for the...
London Protesters Demand Water Companies Clean Up Sewage-Tainted Rivers November 5, 2024 Holding signs with slogans including “stop the plop” and “species not feces,” thousands of people marched in London on Sunday...
Toxic Waste That Set Off Global Outcry Seized by Albania’s Prosecutors October 30, 2024 By K. Oanh Ha Albanian prosecutors ordered that containers filled with suspected hazardous industrial waste be seized after the cargo was forced to return...
Brazil Seals $30 Billion Compensation Deal With BHP, Vale Over 2015 Dam Collapse October 28, 2024 By Lisandra Paraguassu Brazil on Friday signed a 170 billion reais ($29.85 billion) compensation agreement with miners BHP, Vale, and Samarco for the...
Brazil to Sign Compensation Deal With Miners Over 2015 Dam Disaster on Friday October 24, 2024 Brazilian authorities will sign on Friday a long-awaited reparation deal with miners Vale, BHP and Samarco over the 2015 Mariana...
Mining Dam Disaster Deal Should Curb Lawsuits Against Vale and BHP, Sources Say October 22, 2024 By Marta Nogueira, Lisandra Paraguassu and Ricardo Brito An agreement by Vale, BHP and their joint venture Samarco to pay 170 billion reais ($29.85 billion) in compensation for...
Shipping Containers Are Regularly Lost at Sea. What Happens When They Burst Open? October 4, 2024 By Christina Larson, Helen Wieffering and Manuel Valdes Russ Lewis has picked up some strange things along the coast of Long Beach Peninsula in Washington state over the...
Explosive-Packed Drone Boat Slams Into Oil Tanker in Red Sea October 1, 2024 By Salma El Wardany An explosive-laden drone boat slammed into an oil tanker as it sailed past the coast of Yemen, a sign Israeli...