When polluters don’t pay: still no cleanup at South African oil refinery that’s caused millions in damage but was sold for 6 cents
When BP and Shell sold the South African Petroleum Refinery (Sapref) in 2024 to the Central Energy Fund, a government entity, for R1 (or six US cents), environmental advocates warned that Sapref had not taken any steps to clean up pollution. Neither had it made reparations for harm inflicted on…
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