In precedent-setting case, palm oil company fined $30M for destroying orangutan forest

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By Rhett ButlerJan 9, 2014, 2:47 pm58 ptsTrending
In a precedent-setting case, an Indonesian court has found a palm oil company guilty of violating environmental laws and ordered it to pay $30 million in fines and reparations for clearing an area of protected peat forest that is a stronghold for endangered orangutans in Indonesia's Aceh Province. In a ruling…

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