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Mine operator suspends arbitration against Panama
Panama City (AFP) April 1, 2025 The Canadian-owned operator of Central America's biggest copper mine confirmed Monday it will suspend arbitration proceedings against Panama over its closure, after starting talks with the government on reopening the pit. Following weeks of crippling protests over the Cobre Panama mine's environmental impact, Panama's Supreme Court in November 2023 ruled that a concession contract signed by former president Laurentino Cortizo's government was unconstitutional. Cobre Panama is is controlled by Ca ... read more |
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Barrels of aviation fuel to be moved off ship in North Sea crashLondon (AFP) Mar 28, 2025 Salvage operators off the England coast will transfer over 200,000 barrels of aviation fuel from the Stena Immaculate tanker, which was hit by a containership, its US-based operator Crowley said on Friday ... more 
Over a billion pounds of Coke plastic waste to enter waterways: studyWashington (AFP) Mar 26, 2025 By 2030, Coca-Cola products will account for an estimated 1.33 billion pounds (602,000 metric tons) of plastic waste entering the world's oceans and waterways each year, according to a stark new analysis published Wednesday by the nonprofit Oceana. ... more 
Poisoned legacy of Albania's steel cityElbasan, Albania (AFP) Mar 26, 2025 Once the pride of Albania's communist regime, the giant Elbasan metals complex is now one of the most polluted sites in the Balkans, burdened with hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste, much of it hazardous. ... more 
Chewing gum releases microplastics into mouth: researchersParis (AFP) Mar 25, 2025 Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, researchers said on Tuesday, also warning of the pollution created by the rubber-based sweet. ... more |
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Too much water: Gold rush, climate change submerge Bolivian village Tipuani, Bolivia (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 Navigating a makeshift raft between drifting furniture and submerged cars, Rafael Quispe steers through his village in western Bolivia, where the streets were turned into rivers two months ago. ... more 
Greenpeace's biggest operationsParis (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 The environmental advocacy group Greenpeace, ordered by a US jury to pay more than $660 million in damages to an oil pipeline company, has built its reputation on often astonishing operations on land and at sea that captured headlines around the world. ... more 
Mine operator ready to halt arbitration against PanamaPanama City (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 The Canadian-owned operator of Central America's biggest copper mine on Friday signaled that it was ready to suspend multibillion-dollar arbitration proceedings against Panama over its closure. ... more 
Brazil mine disaster trial ends with claimants hopeful of justiceLondon (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 A trial to decide Australian mining giant BHP's liability for one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters concluded in London on Thursday, with hundreds of thousands of victims demanding billions in compensation. ... more 
London trial on 2015 Brazil mine disaster wraps upLondon (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 A trial on whether Australian mining giant BHP is liable for one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters concludes Thursday in London, with hundreds of thousands of victims demanding billions in compensation. ... more |
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Mongolia's children choke in toxic pollution
Ulaanbaatar (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 As she watched her five-month-old son lying in intensive care, wires and tubes crisscrossing his tiny body, Uyanga cursed her hometown Ulaanbaatar and its chronic pollution. The toxic smog that settles over the Mongolian capital every winter has been a suffocating problem for more than a decade that successive governments have failed to dispel. There are wisps of hope in a resurgent grassroots movement and a promised official push to action. But the statistics are grim. Respiratory illne ... read more 
'Really suffocating': Pakistan emerges from record smog seasonLahore, Pakistan (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 Tens of millions of Pakistanis spent at least four months breathing toxic air pollution 20 times above safe levels, in the worst winter smog season for several years, according to data analysed by AFP. ... more |
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Trump Admin sweeps away environmental protections, abolishes local remediation programsWashington (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday announced a wave of environmental rollbacks targeting Biden-era green policies, including carbon limits on power plants, tailpipe emissions standards and protections for waterways. ... more 
Smog bound Indian cities dominate global pollution rankings: reportParis (AFP) Mar 11, 2025 Despite an improvement in 2024, India again dominated global rankings for the cities with the most dangerous particle smog while Chad was the most polluted country, according to a report published Tuesday. ... more 
New Delhi vows to flatten monster garbage pile in Indian capitalNew Delhi (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 India's capital New Delhi has vowed to clear one of its largest trash piles by next year as part of a plan to eradicate unsightly landfills dotting the megacity's skyline. ... more
Persistent lead mining in Zambia town poisoning children: HRW; Albania slammed for inaction on 'toxic waste'Lusaka (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 The Zambian government is allowing hazardous mining in the lead-contaminated central town of Kabwe, worsening severe health risks to children, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. ... more
Canada proposes phase out of 'forever chemicals' in consumer productsMontreal (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 Canada on Wednesday proposed phasing out "forever chemicals" in many consumer products after finding them to be toxic and harmful at current high levels found in people and the environment. ... more |
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