Mine tailings / New images reveal massive scale of Førdefjord’s potential hypersedimentation
3D models of the 250 million tonne underwater waste deposit approved by Nordic Mining’s environmental permits show that, transposed over London, the discarded tailings would cover an area from Farringdon to Waterloo.
Tuesday 7th March 2023
Sediment leaks into Førdefjord from faulty silt curtain at Nordic Mining’s Engebø site
Nordic Mining admitted that it had no backup silt curtain and had so far failed to fix the leak in a leaked email on Friday evening. The incident puts further pressure on the company after a major investor sold its stake over environmental concerns.
Tuesday 11th October 2022
European agency will publish findings on mining waste disposal within months
The EFTA surveillance authority is expected to report on the legality of submarine tailings disposal under EEA law.
Wednesday 15th February 2023
Sounds of the Bog and the Apocalypse
A bog’s curious, ordinary, delicately explosive sounds belong in our narratives of climate crisis just as much as landscapes of epic disaster.
Tuesday 20th September 2022
Larry Summers and the Toxic Memo
The 1991 ‘Summers memo’ story is absolutely wild.
Saturday 17th December 2022
“Asbestos dust everywhere”: Nordic Mining illegally releases carcinogen
The safety violation marks the start of a multi-decade mining project that plans to deposit toxic waste in a protected salmon fjord.
Thursday 12th May 2022