Norway to allow mining waste to be dumped in fjords
by Elisabeth Ulven and Tone Sutterud in Oslo from Environment | The Guardian on (#6HSZE)
Environmental campaigners say move will threaten marine life and put biodiversity at risk
Norway is to allow mining waste to be dumped in its fjords after the government won a court case against environmental organisations trying to block the plan.
After a 15-year dispute, the private company Nordic Mining has been given the go-ahead to dispose of 170m tonnes of mining waste at the bottom of the Forde fjord, which critics say will threaten marine life and put biodiversity at risk.
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