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Emissions rise from the cooling towers of the Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. Kriel coal-fired power station in Mpumalanga, South Africa, on Monday, Dec. 23, 2019. The level of sulfur dioxide emissions in the Kriel area in Mpumalanga province only lags the Norilsk Nickel metal complex in the Russian town of Norilsk, the environmental group Greenpeace said in a statement, citing 2018 data from NASA satellites. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images
CLIMATE CHANGE

Attribution science can help win cases against climate change perpetrators — researchers

If plaintiffs start winning cases against individual polluters, Eskom and Sasol could be sued in South Africa

  • Tunicia Phillips
5 min read
ALBERTA

Canada counts its dirty oil rush costs

Production is soaring in Alberta’s bitumen belt, but the environment is suffering, writes John Vidal.

  • John Vidal
9 min read
COURTS

US court slashes Exxon Valdez damages

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out a punitive damages order against oil giant Exxon for one of the world’s worst environmental disasters.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
BARCLAYS BANK

SA govt against apartheid lawsuit in US

The responsibility of addressing South Africa’s apartheid past lies within the country itself and not the United States courts, Justice and Constitutional Development Minister…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read