The Attorney for the Defense of Human Rights released a Special Report on the toxic legacy of the San Sebastian mine and the impacts on the human rights of the affected populations.
The Special Report, ...
... liters of water daily, the equivalent usage of a peasant family over a period of 30 years. A nickel mine on the shores of Lake Izabal in the same country uses thirteen times the amount of water required ...
... suspended the mining licence because there had not been prior consultation with affected communities, as is required under Guatemalan and international law, in particular the International Labour Organization’s ...
... a transition is required that not only seeks to change the energy matrix, but also questions and rethinks the model of excessive production and consumption that underlies the ecological crisis, and which ...
... from local government and the community. “The company secured mining rights under a Financial and Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA), which required it to reach agreement with landholders for access ...
... in the air, but did not tell the agency as required, state regulators say.
Several Sierra Club members who attended the meeting, as well as neighbors, said that is unacceptable.
Estridge, who also ...
... letters of credit, corporate guarantees and other mechanisms.
DHEC did not directly address whether more cash would be required, but a spokeswoman indicated in an email that the $10 million in cash posted ...
... excessive amounts of mercury, failing to submit the required pollution test results, providing misleading statements and failing to secure a DHEC permit An independent third-party has been hired to audit ...
... failed to submit pollution test results as required, provided misleading statements and failed to get a DHEC permit.
An agency spokeswoman said DHEC levied the $100,000 fine -- the heftiest air pollution ...
... penalties and easier pathways to prosecution of these companies are required, and Canada needs to work with other governments to ensure that local communities are listened to, rather than attacked, when ...
... corn comes from."
Alfredo Romero, a 77 years old farmer prefers conventional agriculture due to the large quantity of work required for organic agriculture.
For Alfredo, the main problem of organi ...
... but that treaty protection was limited to assets “invested by investors”, so an action of investing was also required. In March 2020, Switzerland’s highest court set aside the Clorox award. Unpersuaded ...
... But in 2013, the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador pressured for a new round of privatizations through a Public Private Partnership Law, which the U.S. required El Salvador to adopt in order to receive $277 ...
... also complies with the highest national and international regulations in each process, required by the authorities to operate in Honduras.”
The company spokesperson said Pinares “is characterized by ...
... presented themselves to the courts to resolve the trumped up charges, which is sufficient legal basis for them to face their proceedings in freedom. None of the charges they face automatically required ...
... as implementing all the plans required by the Law on Civil Protection, Prevention, and Mitigation of Disasters. And the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) must stop granting environmental ...
... This is supported by the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines. In fact, disclosure went beyond what was required by the 2013 Standard. Albeit incomplete, the Philippines was a model in disclosing environmental ...
... to demand that the municipality holds the town halls, required by law, to determine if the affected communities are in agreement with the project.
The main concern for Tocoa residents is the destruction ...
... ruling in response to the struggle by local inhabitants, who had not been properly consulted, as required by law. Credit: Edgardo Ayala/IPS
AN SALVADOR, Feb 19 2019 (IPS) - Like an octopus, metals mining ...
... failed to obtain community consent or the required permits to operate, companies allege a loss of investment as the basis for filing these suits. In KCA’s case, owner Daniel Kappes and the company’s legal ...