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DR Congo Audit Finds Perenco Oil Responsible for Environmental Pollution

A government audit into the operations of French-British oil company Perenco in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has found the company responsible...

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Kenya’s National Environment Management Authority Ordered to Pay $15 Million to Mombasa Lead Poisoning Victims

More than a decade after toxic lead pollution devastated the Owino Uhuru community in Mombasa, Kenya's courts have intensified pressure on the National...