Guyana Court Stays Order for Exxon to Give Unlimited Guarantee for Oil Spills Coverage June 12, 2023 By Kiana Wilburg A Guyana Appellate Court judge on Thursday temporarily stayed a lower court’s order requiring Exxon Mobil Guyana and partners in...
3M, DuPont to Pay $100 Million to End Georgia Lawsuit Over Polluted Drinking Water June 2, 2023 By Jef Feeley and David Voreacos 3M Co., DuPont de Nemours Inc. and other makers of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have agreed to pay more...
Chemical Makers to Set Aside $1.19B to Settle PFAS-Related Claims in U.S. June 2, 2023 By Clark Mindock Chemours Co., DuPont de Nemours Inc and Corteva Inc. on Friday said they had reached an agreement in principle to...
Venezuela’s Oil Tankers at Risk of Spills, Sinking, Fires, Collisions: Report May 5, 2023 By Mircely Guanipa More than half of the 22 oil tankers in Venezuela’s fleet are so run down that they should be immediately...
Exxon, Guyana Environmental Agency in Breach of Oil-Spill Insurance Obligations: Court May 5, 2023 By Kiana Wilburg An Exxon Mobil unit is in breach of insurance obligations for its first offshore oil project in Guyana in part...
UK Water Companies to Face Unlimited Fines for Polluting Rivers, Sea April 5, 2023 Water companies will incur unlimited fines for polluting rivers and the sea under new UK legislation to protect the environment,...
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...
Dangers of Disposable Vapes: Lithium Battery Fires, Plastic Waste and Health March 20, 2023 By Sabah Meddings Three fires broke out at the Grundon waste disposal plant near London’s Heathrow Airport in the past six months. In...
Shell Wins Bid to Limit British Suit Over Nigeria Delta Oil Spill March 3, 2023 By Jonathan Browning Shell Plc won a bid to limit a British lawsuit over an oil spill off the coast of Nigeria after...
Thousands of Nigerians Join Landmark Lawsuit Against Shell in UK February 2, 2023 By William Clowes More than 13,500 Nigerians joined their communities in a lawsuit against Shell Plc before a landmark UK trial that could...