Chemicals in Plastics Far More Numerous Than Previous Estimates, Report Says March 14, 2024 By Gloria Dickie At least 3,000 more chemicals are in plastics — from food packaging to toys to medical devices — than previously...
Southern Water Fined for Sewage Spill That Killed 2,000 Fish in England February 28, 2024 By Jessica Shankleman Southern Water was fined £330,000 on Tuesday after admitting a raw sewage spill that killed thousands of fish on the...
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...