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Amazon Defense Coalition: Chevron Finds Its Toxic Dumping Didn`t Harm a Soul in Ecuador
Chevron has found that dumping of billions of gallons of toxic waste into Ecuador`s Amazon didn`t harm a single person or the environment, according to the company`s final argument submitted to the Ecuador court hearing the historic environmental case.
Chevron denies in the 292-page document that there are damages despite admitting during the trial that it dumped billions of gallons of chemical-laden "water of formation" into the streams and rivers of the Amazon that indigenous groups relied on for their sustenance. The ... |
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US Erosion Control Products exposed workers to combustible dust hazards
US Department of Labor`s OSHA cites south Georgia manufacturer with 46 serious safety and health violations.
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Department of Labor`s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Protech Environmental South Inc., doing business as U.S. Erosion Control Products Inc., following an inspection that uncovered 46 alleged safety and health hazards including worker exposure to heavy accumulations of combustible dust. Proposed penalties total $55,250.
After receiving a complaint, OSHA began an inspection in August 2010 at the company`s site in Willacoochee, ... |
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An abandoned ...
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