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21. OceanaGold (ASX:OGC) fined A$128,500 as environmental concerns at Haile continue: (OceanaGold); ... the last year that the company has run into trouble with the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and follows other violations noted in 2018 and 2019 The company is accused of releasing ...; Created on 15 February 2021
22. Gold mine fined $100,000. Toxic air pollution found at big mine near tiny town: (OceanaGold); The State Sammy South Carolina regulators have fined a large gold mine $100,000 for breaking environmental rules, marking the third time in the past year the operation north of Camden has run into ...; Created on 12 February 2021
23. The Status of Investor-State Arbitration in Latin America in 2021: (ISDS); ... note that 2021 might be the year that will witness the first case filed under the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) that entered into force on July 1, 2020, although legacy investments ...; Created on 21 January 2021
24. NEW BOOK: The water defenders - how ordinary people saved a country from corporate greed: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... years to defend their land and rivers so that their children can live in dignity and avoid the dangerous trek north. Broad and Cavanagh bring the ups and downs of this epic fight into clear focus by carefully ...; Created on 14 January 2021
25. Disputes against governments under investment treaties: a growing trend in the mining industry in 2020: (ISDS); ... process of law. Umbrella clause: An umbrella clause is a provision in an investment treaty which provides that a state undertakes to observe obligations that it has entered into with respect to an investor ...; Created on 06 January 2021
26. 2020 in Review: Latin America and Investment Arbitration: (ISDS); Kluewer Arbitration Blog In 2020, we witnessed a number of interesting developments in the field of investment arbitration in Latin America. From the entry into force of the United States – Mexico – ...; Created on 19 December 2020
27. A Canadian Mining Giant Is Quietly Ramping Up Work in New Zealand. Locals Are Worried: (OceanaGold); ... in the area. “If that tailings dam failed, it wouldn’t just take out the town, it would take out an entire river system and go into the Hauraki Gulf, which would have devastating consequences,” she said. ...; Created on 17 December 2020
28. U.S.-Backed ANDA Appointment Threatens the Salvadoran People’s Water Resources: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic…And now the new president, Rubén Alemán, has showed up here with police and soldiers to try to illegally enter into the ACSE headquarters.” The controversy over the ...; Created on 01 December 2020
29. EL SALVADOR - Water recognized as a public good and human right, the satisfaction of the Church: (Water Crisis El Salvador); ... enter into force from 2021, after the parliamentary elections. The Archbishop of San Salvador, Mgr. José Luis Escobar Alas, president of the Salvadoran Episcopal Conference, in a video posted on the ...; Created on 30 November 2020
30. Canadian corporate greed on display in Mexico mining dispute: (Regional News); ... kilometre from the Los Filos mine’s massive heap leach pad, onto which Equinox sprays a cyanide solution to extract precious metals from crushed ore. Since the mine went into operation in 2008, the community’s ...; Created on 28 November 2020
31. Mining Injustice Through International Arbitration: (ISDS); ... The court threw it out. But now, KCA is using the unjust, international arbitration system to strong-arm the Guatemalan government into green-lighting the unwanted mine — or compensate KCA for hundreds ...; Created on 21 October 2020
32. One year on and Honduran Environmental Defenders still in jail without trial: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Honduras, turned into a river of mud. The muddied waters could be traced to the activities of a mining company, ‘Inversión Los Pinares.’ Unknown to the communities of Guapinol, the company had been granted ...; Created on 01 September 2020
33. New Report: Mining Injustice Through International Arbitration: Countering Kappes, Cassiday & Associates’ Claims over a Gold-mining Project in Guatemala: (Regional News); ... Claims over a Gold-mining Project in Guatemala, examines Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) attempt to strong-arm the Guatemalan government through international arbitration into green-lighting the unwanted ...; Created on 24 August 2020
34. The lawyers in the Guapinol case reject denial of appeal stating that it was copied and pasted form a different resolution: (Mining and Human Rights); ... Escaleras National Park... The legal team ensures that pre-trial jail in this case is unnecessary, disproportionate and illegal. What’s more, the new criminal code, which came into force in June 2020 ...; Created on 24 August 2020
35. We Are in Danger Daily: Honduran Afro-Indigenous Garífuna Demand Return of Kidnapped Land Defenders: (Mining and Human Rights); ... men who were reportedly wearing police uniforms and forced them into three unmarked vehicles at gunpoint. This was the latest attack against the Garífuna community as they defend their territory from destructive ...; Created on 17 August 2020
36. The Duterte era: A state of nature under attack: (OceanaGold Philippines); ... over this widely unpopular policy fast-tracking amid the utter failure to effectively respond to the pandemic. Instead of pouring thousands of health workers into the streets, we are seeing police and ...; Created on 25 July 2020
37. Defending Land and Water from Mining Profiteers in the Time of Covid-19: (Regional News); ... brief shutdown. As a result, not only have mine sites become a vector for the spread of the coronavirus into rural areas and vulnerable territories, but land and water protectors on lockdown — who’ve been ...; Created on 23 July 2020
38. Corporate Lawsuits Could Devastate Poor Countries Grappling with COVID-19: (FTAs & ISDS); By Manuel Perez Rocha - Foreign Policy in Focus Wealthy corporations may use trade courts to keep public health measures from cutting into their profits. The country was in freefall. Formerly middle ...; Created on 23 July 2020
39. Anglo American responses to AGM queries raise more questions than they answer: (Mining and Human Rights); ... of water for mining activity involves turning water into a non-renewable resource which is then overexploited and contaminated, preventing its regeneration. Anglo American affirms that the Quellaveco ...; Created on 22 July 2020
40. The state of Siege in Izabal and Alta Verapaz: shelters, poppies, and the fear of repression: (Regional News); ... crime groups have caused the loss of jobs, the execution of multiple crimes against people and their property. Moreover, these actions intend to turn the region into an area controlled by criminals”. With ...; Created on 22 July 2020

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