Environmental authorities have warned that damage caused by illegal gold mining in the northwestern state of Risaralda is the worst in the history of the region, local media reported on Thursday.
An oil slick off Cartagena on Colombia’s Carribbean coast was spotted on Wednesday, only a week after a similar case, according to local media reports.
An unidentified group spilled 200 barrels of gasoline across Santander wetlands while attempting to illegally tap an EcoPetrol pipeline on Friday morning, reported local media.
Colombia’s State Council ruled Monday that the government was responsible for the environmental and social damages of its aerial coca fumigation policy, reported national media.
Colombia’s Ministry of Environment announced it will conduct a thorough inspection of the Drummond Company’s port facilities, following a series of sanctions leveled against the United States-based coal giant for…
Colombia’s environment minister confirmed Tuesday that “black spots” seen on beaches in Santa Marta in 2013 and early 2014 were the result of coal dust from coal barges in the…
The National Parks office has moved to place restrictions on guests at one of Colombia’s most visited parks after reports of extensive harm caused by unregulated use.