EU Lawmakers Approve Tougher Penalties for Environmental Crimes February 27, 2024 The European Parliament on Tuesday approved tougher penalties for environmental crimes such as illegal timber trade, with offenses punishable by...
Trinidad and Tobago’s Government Confirms Fuel Oil Is Leaking off Tobago’s Coast February 26, 2024 Trinidad and Tobago’s government on Friday confirmed the refined product leaking from a barge that struck a reef and overturned...
Turkey Plans Fine for SSR’s Local Unit Over Mine Spill February 20, 2024 By Firat Kozok and Taylan Bilgic Turkey plans to fine a unit of SSR Mining Inc. after a landslide at its Copler gold mine and have...
Rio Tinto Faces Pressure From Investors Over Water Contamination Claims February 12, 2024 By Melanie Burton Global mining giant Rio Tinto, which sparked outrage after destroying an ancient Indigenous site in Australia in 2020, faces new...
Top European Leaders Test Positive for Cancerous ‘Forever Chemicals’ February 1, 2024 By Laura Millan Chemicals linked to severe health issues including cancer, infertility, birth defects and immune system disruptions are everywhere and no one...
Brazil Orders Vale, BHP and Samarco to Pay $9.7B in Damages for 2015 Dam Disaster January 26, 2024 By Mariana Durao A Brazilian federal judge ruled that miners Vale and BHP and their joint venture Samarco must pay 47.6 billion reais...
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...
Plastic Pellet Spill Unleashes Cleanup Nightmare on Spain’s Coast January 12, 2024 By Laura Millan Tiny white plastic pellets are washing ashore in Spain’s northwestern coast by the millions, with hundreds of volunteers leading the...
Shell to Face UK Trial Over Devastating Nigerian Oil Spills November 27, 2023 By Anthony Osae-Brown and Laura Hurst A UK court ruled that a group of Nigerian fishermen can bring claims against Shell Plc over oil pollution that...