BHP is liable for the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, London’s High Court ruled on Friday, in a lawsuit the claimants’ lawyers previously valued at up to 36 billion pounds ($48 billion). Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians, dozens of local governments and around 2,000 businesses sued BHP over the collapse of the … Read more
The case – against a British water company and two chicken producers, who all deny responsibility – has been launched on behalf of almost 4,000 people who say their lives are being negatively affected by river pollution. And while legal action brought against river polluters is not new, there has never been a UK case … Read more
Thames Water was among Britain’s most-polluting water companies last year as the total number of serious incidents jumped 60%, the Environment Agency said Thursday. Thames’ failure to improve its environmental performance, as well as sky-high debts, have left the firm in crisis. Its creditors are locked in talks with the industry regulator to rescue the … Read more