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Brazil's Minster of Natural Environment said Friday that the country's government plans to sue BHP Billiton Ltd., Vale SA, and Samarco Mineração SA for USD $5.24 billion for damages caused by a dam collapse at an iron ore site the...

The Michigan House of Representatives approved medical marijuana legislation Wednesday to clarify the legal regulation of the medical marijuana industry. The "medical marihuana facilities licensing act" provides the licensing requirements for businesses to grow,...

A French court acquitted 14 companies accused of bribery on Thursday for negotiating contracts as part of the UN oil-for-food program with the Iraqi government under Saddam Hussein . The oil-for-food program allowed...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Tuesday that food manufacturers will be given three years to remove all partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), the main ingredient in artificial trans fat, saying they are no...

UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and hazardous substances and wastes Baskut Tuncak on Wednesday called on Kazakhstan to increase protections for individuals who live in toxic areas within the country. Tuncak was...

The April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, or BP oil spill, had far-reaching and catastrophic environmental effects. According to a 2013 study published by the National Academy of Sciences, it is difficult to know the full extent of environmental...

Tara Pakrouh, Widener University School of Law

A French court on Monday acquitted French oil company Total , its CEO Christophe de Margerie and several other defendants on corruption charges in connection with a scandal involving the UN's Iraq Oil-for-Food program [official website;...

A judge for the New York Supreme Court on Tuesday permanently enjoined enforcement of amendments to a New York state regulation prohibiting the sale or provision of "sugary" beverages in...

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday dismissed an Iraqi government lawsuit accusing numerous business entities of conspiring with Saddam Hussein to disrupt...