New Step Forward for Children of La Oroya
Government mining and energy oversight agency in Peru fines Doe Run for exceeding atmospheric emissions limits and illegal waste disposal.
NPR on Gas Flaring in Nigeria
Listen to a broadcast by National Public Radio on the impacts of gas flaring in the Niger Delta of Nigeria.
Azerbaijan: The continuing struggle against Big Oil
The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline in Azerbaijan has had devastating impacts for local people. Community organizing has been essential to ensure that people’s rights are not abused as this pipeline continues to affect local livelihoods and health. Greengrants has supported several groups pressuring for accountability from the oil industry in Azerbaijan, including the Committee of Protection for […]
Hydroelectric Project in Brazil Gains International Attention
The New York Times recently reported on the latest of a series of meg-dam projects to be proposed in the Madeira River Basin of Brazil.
Buyat Bay, Indonesia: Newmont Mining Acquitted of Pollution Charges
In a setback for environmental accountability in Indonesia, Newmont Mining Corporation was acquitted last month by an Indonesian court of pollution charges and endangering peoples’ health in Buyat Bay.