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Glencore Mine Expansion in Northern Territories Blocked by Aboriginal Lawsuit

Industries: Energy, Mining & Utilities

Published by CorpWatch | By Elena Rogozenska | Friday, March 1, 2024

Glencore was given a permit to build a dredging waste dump site to serve the McArthur River Mine lead and zinc extraction operation in Australia’s Northern Territories. The regional government was sued by members of the Yanyuwa and Yanyuwa-Mara community (who hold Aboriginal title to the site) for failing to consult them. Read More

U.S. Court Bans BASF, Bayer and Syngenta’s Dicamba Weedkillers After NGOs Sue

Industries: Agriculture, Beverages & Food, Chemicals & Manufacturing

Published by CorpWatch | By Paula Reisdorf | Friday, February 23, 2024

Engenia, Tavium and Xtendimax — three weedkillers sold by Bayer, Syngenta and BASF respectively — share a common toxic ingredient: dicamba. First approved for use in the U.S. Read More

Māori Activist Wins Right to Sue Major New Zealand Polluters

Industries: Agriculture, Beverages & Food, Energy, Mining & Utilities

Published by CorpWatch | By Paula Reisdorf | Friday, February 16, 2024

Climate activist Mike Smith, a Māori elder in Aotearoa (New Zealand), sued seven of the biggest greenhouse gas emitters in the country to publicly admit that they caused a public nuisance and dramatically scale back emissions to reach net zero by 2050. In February 2 Read More

Spear Operations Group Accused of Training Yemeni Forces to Conduct Assassinations

Industries: Military, Security & Surveillance

Published by CorpWatch | By Pratap Chatterjee | Wednesday, February 14, 2024

A new BBC documentary charges Spear Operations Group, a company previously incorporated in the U.S. state of Delaware, with training Yemeni forces to conduct assassinations on behalf of the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). These forces allegedly later recruited members of Al Qaeda to work for them.