Shell documents expose growing pollution scandal
Internal documents from Shell have surfaced, suggesting the company was aware of severe infrastructure risks and pollution in the Niger Delta while publicly maintaining high safety standards. The report alleges that Shell prioritized oil flow over environmental and human rights concerns, leading to a massive potential clean-up liability.
Shell must answer for decades of pollution in the Niger Delta after internal company documents revealed broken rules, failing infrastructure and unresolved clean-up costs that risk leaving affected communities to pay the price, a coalition of human rights and environmental organisations, including Amnesty International, said today in a new report.
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