Chevron has been trying to delay, deny, and distort its responsibility for the billions of gallons of toxic waste left behind when it ceased operations in Ecuador 1992. In the words of one Chevron spokesman, "We’re going to fight this until Hell freezes over — and then we’ll fight it out on the ice."
But after almost 18 years, environmentalists and social justice activists have reason to celebrate. Last week, Chevron got smacked down in court twice over its attempt to avoid paying for the destruction it caused in the Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador. Not only did an appeals court uphold the $18 billion awarded by a trial court last year in Ecuador, but a US District Court judge dismissed its attempt to wriggle out of paying altogether.
Pics and a brief recap of the legal struggle below the orange squiggle of doom.
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