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Swedish Mining Firm Exempted From Paying Compensation for Toxic Spill in Spain in ’98

A Spanish court on Friday exempted a Swedish mining firm from paying 89 million euros ($98 million) in compensation for the cleaning of a toxic sludge spill that occurred in 1998 at a heavy metals mine in southern Spain. The …

AT&T Does Not Intend to Immediately Remove Lead Cables From Lake Tahoe

AT&T said on Tuesday it does not intend to immediately remove lead cables from Lake Tahoe pending further analysis, according to its court filing. Shares of AT&T this week hit their lowest level in 30 years, after analysts downgraded the …

UK Polluters to Face Unlimited Fines to Protect Environment

Polluters like water or energy companies that befoul UK rivers and seas or spill waste will face unlimited penalties and tougher sanctions, according to expanded government legislation announced on Wednesday. The government plans to scrap the current £250,000 limit on …

Spanish Authorities Seek Damages From Swedish Mining Firm for Toxic Spill in 1998

Spanish authorities are seeking 90 million euros ($98 million) in damages from a Swedish mining company for a major toxic spill near the famed Doñana National Park in 1998. The civil trial that opened Tuesday is hearing the case against …

Guyana Court Stays Order for Exxon to Give Unlimited Guarantee for Oil Spills Coverage

A Guyana Appellate Court judge on Thursday temporarily stayed a lower court’s order requiring Exxon Mobil Guyana and partners in offshore oil production to provide an unlimited guarantee to cover potential oil spills. The stay lifts a cloud over oil …

3M, DuPont to Pay $100 Million to End Georgia Lawsuit Over Polluted Drinking Water

3M Co., DuPont de Nemours Inc. and other makers of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have agreed to pay more than $100 million to resolve a Georgia city’s lawsuit claiming the chemicals polluted its drinking water, according to a person …

Chemical Makers to Set Aside $1.19B to Settle PFAS-Related Claims in U.S.

Chemours Co., DuPont de Nemours Inc and Corteva Inc. on Friday said they had reached an agreement in principle to settle claims that they contaminated U.S. public water systems with toxic “forever chemicals” for $1.19 billion. The three chemical companies …

Venezuela’s Oil Tankers at Risk of Spills, Sinking, Fires, Collisions: Report

More than half of the 22 oil tankers in Venezuela’s fleet are so run down that they should be immediately repaired or taken out of service, according to an internal report from state-run oil company PDVSA that was shared exclusively …

Exxon, Guyana Environmental Agency in Breach of Oil-Spill Insurance Obligations: Court

An Exxon Mobil unit is in breach of insurance obligations for its first offshore oil project in Guyana in part due to errors by the environmental regulator, a Guyanese court ruled on Wednesday, a decision the government rejected. Exxon “engaged …

UK Water Companies to Face Unlimited Fines for Polluting Rivers, Sea

Water companies will incur unlimited fines for polluting rivers and the sea under new UK legislation to protect the environment, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Therese Coffrey, the environment secretary, will announce plans [this week] …