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...
Surfers Accuse UK Water Companies of Illegally Dumping Raw Sewage November 29, 2022 By Irina Anghel Water companies illegally dumped raw sewage into the UK’s rivers at least 146 times this year, a campaign group called...
Cocktail of Chemicals Contributed to Massive Fish Die-off on Oder River: German Official August 24, 2022 By Frank Jordans Several substances seem to have contributed to the massive fish die-off in the Oder River that forms much of Germany’s...
Paris Resident Seeks $22M for Health Damage Caused by Air Pollution May 6, 2022 By Gaspard Sebag A Paris resident seeking 21 million euros ($22 million) for health damage caused by the city’s pollution got a boost...
Chilean State Sues Mining Companies, Alleging Environmental Damage April 11, 2022 By Fabian Cambero Chile is suing mines operated by BHP, Antofagasta and Albemarle over alleged environmental damage caused by their operations in the...
Aging Oil-Storage Ships Pose Safety, Environmental Risks Around the World February 23, 2022 By Paul Burkhardt and Julian Lee The decades-old, oil-storage ship that blew up off the coast of Nigeria recently — killing some of its crew and...