Swedish mining company found not responsible for poisoning Chileans
The Skellefteå district court dismissed a lawsuit on Thursday against Swedish mining company Boliden that claimed it was responsible for health problems allegedly caused by its toxic waste dumped in northern Chile.
Boliden has denied any negligence, saying that both Promel, the Chilean company it paid to handle the waste from its Swedish copper smelter plant, and the Chilean health authorities are responsible for what happened.
Swedish lawyer Johan Öberg represented the some 800 Chilean plantiffs seeking damages from Boliden. He calls Thursday’s verdict a disappointment and says an appeal is likely.
Related stories from around the North:
Canada: Scientists search Arctic waters for microplastics, Radio Canada International
Finland: No building permit for northern Finland nuclear project Fennovoima before 2019, Yle News
Norway: Russian activist in exile says Norway’s nuclear waste support is irresponsible, The Independent Barents Observer
Russia: Russian General Prosecutor targets polluters in the Arctic, The Independent Barents Observer
Sweden: Swedish mining company in court over toxic waste exported to Chile in the 1980s, Radio Sweden
United States: America’s most toxic site is in the Alaskan Arctic, Blog by Mia Bennett, Cryopolitics
