A hazardous waste leak has occurred at an oil refinery north of Athens due to a major wildfire in the region, but the authorities have managed to prevent environmental damage, the Greek Ministry of the Environment and Energy said on Monday.
A federal court in New Mexico has approved a consent decree settlement announced earlier this year in which two mining companies will pay to have the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency continue to clean up the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund Site, which includes the Gold King Mine.