Call to Phase Out ‘Forever Chemicals’ Gains Investor Momentum December 5, 2022 By Simon Jessop Investors managing $8 trillion in assets have written to the world’s biggest chemicals companies urging them to phase out the...
Vermont School Board to Sue Monsanto Over PCB Contamination That Closed School October 20, 2022 The school board in Vermont’s largest city plans to sue the manufacturer of chemicals that forced the closure of Burlington...
Science Offers Basis for National Climate Damage Claims: Study July 12, 2022 By Mark John A scientific basis exists to calculate how much one country’s carbon emissions have damaged the economy of another, a study...
Rhode Island to Get $15M in Pollution Settlement With Energy Companies April 14, 2022 Rhode Island will get $15 million through a settlement with major oil and gas companies that allegedly polluted the state’s...
3 Firms to Pay $65M to Settle Upstate New York Water Pollution Class Action February 8, 2022 HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge has approved a $65 million settlement in a class action lawsuit with...
Shell Appeals $2 Billion Court Judgment in Nigerian Oil-Spill Case January 21, 2022 By William Clowes A Nigerian court will hear Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s appeal to overturn an almost $2 billion award against the company...
Sunken Ship’s Captain and 1st Officer Sentenced to 20 Months in Mauritian Prison December 28, 2021 By Kamlesh Bhuckory The captain and first officer of a dry bulk carrier, which triggered the biggest environmental disaster in Mauritius, have been...
Guyana Weighs Raising Requirements for Insurance Cover for Oil Spills: Official November 23, 2021 By Neil Marks Guyana is getting ready to raise requirements on oil operators to protect the nation against spills and future removal costs...
Global Fast Fashion Brands Helping to Drive Pollution of African Rivers: Report August 18, 2021 By Emma Rumney JOHANNESBURG – Global fast fashion brands are helping drive pollution that has dyed African rivers blue or turned their waters...
Shell to Pay $111 Million to Resolve Long-Running Oil-Spill Dispute in Nigeria August 17, 2021 By William Clowes Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s Nigerian unit agreed to pay a local community $111 million to resolve a long-running dispute over...