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11 Feb 2022 LONDON, United Kingdom

Legal Challenge To Utility Immunity

The English Appeals court has permitted Manchester Shipping Canal Limited to pursue its claim against United Utilities' right to discharge untreated storm water. Environmental Law Foundation and the Good Law Project have intervened in support of the decision.

27 Nov 2018 BRASILIA, Brazil

Brazil: Mining Giant Will Fight Multi-Billion Dollar Lawsuit Over Samarco Mine Dam Disaster

The world's largest mining company, Anglo-Australian giant BHP, has said that it will fight a multi billion dollar damages lawsuit filed on behalf of 240,000 Brazilians affected by the 2015 tailings dam failure at the Samarco iron ore mine BHP operated in the state of Minas Gerais - Brazil's worst environmental disaster...

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19 Aug 2015 ZHONGWEI, China

Eight Companies Sued Over Tengger Desert Pollution

A Chinese NGO is suing eight companies for dumping waste in the Tengger Desert in the country's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.The China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation filed the cases with the Zhongwei Municipal Intermediate People's Court last week, according to official news agency Xinhua...

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24 Mar 2014 WASHINGTON, DC

Water Management Critical to Peacebuilding: Study

In times of war, water resources and infrastructure are often destroyed or become inaccessible to large segments of people living in conflict areas. Restoring these critical services can avert humanitarian crises and rebuild state authority, according to a new study launched today by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the University of Tokyo, McGill University, and Duke University...

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11 Sep 2013 YEKATERINBURG, Russia

Yekaterinburg Water Utility “On the Brink of Catastrophe”

The water utility in Yekaterinburg has declared itself to be “on the brink of catastrophe,” as illegal dumping of waste in the city’s wastewater network has left it almost unable to cope. Sewage treatment plants are running at full capacity and are one failure away from a major pollution incident...

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31 Jul 2013 SINGAPORE

Conversations with Water Leaders: Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC) Executive Director Mr. Khoo Teng Chye on Urban Water Planning and City Governance

Sixth in a series, “Conversations With Water Leaders,” conducted by OOSKAnews in association with Singapore International Water Week.In this edition, OOSKAnews correspondent Renee Martin-Nagle speaks with Mr. Khoo Teng Chye, Executive Director, Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC), to gather insights on Singapore’s urban water planning and city governance...

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15 Jul 2013 QUITO

Chevron Granted Access to Ecuadorian Activities Emails

Oil giant Chevron has been granted access to "more than 100 email accounts, including environmental activists, journalists, and attorneys" involved in a long-running dispute involving damage "caused by oil drilling" in Ecuador, reports the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) which, with EarthRights International (ERI), is opposing the New York court's decision says: After years of litigation, an Ecuadorian court last year imposed a judgment of over $17 billion on Chevron for dumping toxic waste into Amazon waterways and causing massive harm to the rainforest...

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20 Jun 2013 MANAGUA, Nicaragua

Environmental Groups Oppose Nicaragua Canal

Environmental groups in Nicaragua are predicting environmental catastrophe if the transoceanic “Nicaragua Canal” is constructed.Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega approved the $40 billion USD deal to design, construct, and operate the canal with recently created Hong Kong-based company HK Nicaragua Canal Development Investment Co...

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12 Jun 2013 SINGAPORE

Conversations with Water Leaders: Water Environment Federation Executive Director Jeff Eger on Green Infrastructure and Developing Future Water Leaders

Fourth in a series, “Conversations With Water Leaders,” conducted by OOSKAnews in association with Singapore International Water Week.In this edition, Jeff Eger, Executive Director of Water Environment Federation (WEF), speaks with OOSKAnews correspondent, Renee Martin-Nagle, on how green infrastructure have contributed to water solutions with respect to stormwater and ways to attract young people to join the ranks of water professionals...