Landslide of contaminated soil threatens environmental disaster in Denmark
It is moving at a pace of up to 16 inches per hour towards a stream connected to the Baltic Sea via the Randers Fjord.
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It is moving at a pace of up to 16 inches per hour towards a stream connected to the Baltic Sea via the Randers Fjord.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Authorities in Denmark are working against the clock to stop a slow-moving landslide of contaminated soil from reaching a nearby water source as public officials and the company that operated the site argue over who should pay for the massive cleanup. The 75-meter (250-foot) -tall heap of dirt at the Nordic […]
Denmark's government said Friday it had opened an inquiry to determine who was responsible for a contaminated waste landslide threatening the environment in the west of the country."We need to determine whether the management, the owners or other people or companies at and around Nordic Waste can be held responsible for the damage that has occurred," Environment Minister Magnus Heunicke told reporters.
Associated Press (AP) — Authorities in Denmark are working against the clock to stop a slow-moving landslide of contaminated soil from reaching a nearby water source as public officials and