BP sued in Kenya over alleged toxic waste from 1980s oil exploration

Mongabay
Apr 16, 2026, 4:33 pm285 ptsTrendingTop
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The High Court in Kenya ruled Thursday that a class action lawsuit can move forward against multinational oil and gas company BP alleging that decades-long toxic waste disposal contaminated drinking water in northern Kenya. The lawsuit, filed by 299 petitioners in February at the Land…

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