The Amazon
Amazonians protest in Lima over oil spills
Leaders of remote Amazon communities traveled to Lima for a protest vigil outside the offices of PetroPerú, to demand action following two devastating oil spills.
Tag: oil spills
The Amazon
Peru: oil spill fouls major Amazon tributary
Crude from an oil pipeline spill in northern Peru has spread due to rainfall and reached the Río Marañon, a major tributary of the Amazon, local indigenous leaders warned.
Africa
Nigerian farmers can sue Shell in Netherlands
In a landmark victory for Nigerian farmers, the Hague Court of Appeals ruled that Royal Dutch Shell can be sued in a Netherlands court over oil spills in the Niger Delta.
Mexico
SCOTUS turns down Mexican appeal in BP oil spill
The US Supreme Court denied certiorari in an appeal by Mexican states attempting to sue BP over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
The Amazon
Canada rules for Ecuador villagers in Chevron case
Canada's high court ruled that Ecuadoran villagers seeking to enforce a multi-billion dollar judgment against Chevron may pursue the case against the company's Canadian subsidiary.
The Andes
Colombia overtakes Peru in coca production
Colombia surpassed Peru last year in land under coca cultivation, resuming the dubious honor of the number one position for the first time since 2012.
East Asia
China allows first pollution suit under new law
A court in China ruled that a lawsuit against ConocoPhillips China and China National Offshore Oil for a 2011 oil spill can proceed under a new law allowing NGOs to directly sue polluters.
Planet Watch
BP in $18.7 billion settlement over 2010 oil spill
BP reached a settlement with the US Justice Department requiring the company to pay $18.7 billion in penalties and damages to settle all claims regarding the 2010 Gulf oil spill.
Planet Watch
Obama’s new offshore plan: don’t believe the hype
Obama's five-year plan for offshore drilling opens up the Southeast coast and grandfathers Arctic leases—but the industry is still griping because it would keep ANWR off limits.
Africa
Shell agrees to settlement in Niger Delta oil spills
Royal Dutch Shell reached an $84 million settlement over Niger Delta oil spills, in what Amnesty International called "an important victory for the victims of corporate negligence."
Palestine
UN: Israel must pay in 2006 Lebanon oil slick
The UN General Assembly passed a resolution calling on Israel to pay Lebanon over $850 million for an oil spill caused by air-strikes on a power station during the 2006 war.
South Asia
Massive oil spill fouls Bangladesh mangroves
A massive oil spill is threatening endangered dolphins, Bengal tigers and other rare wildlife in the world's largest mangrove forest, the Sunderbans of Bangladesh.