Who gains from saving nature
Ledger 1 : 33 — For each dollar financing nature-based solutions in 2023, about $33 financed activities harmful to nature. (UNEP)
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Appears in 15 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.

CaseRoleCountryPeriodInstrument
BP Deepwater Horizon: the spill, the court cases and the recovery claimsProsecutor and civil claimantUnited States2010–2031Oil spill
Exxon Valdez: the spill, insurance and court casesProsecutor and civil claimantUnited States1989–2015Oil spill
Montrose DDT insurance caseAnnounced the December 2000 DDT settlementUnited States1947–2020Pesticides and agrochemicals
US bird flu indemnity and egg pricesEgg-price inquiryUnited States2022–2026Disease outbreaks
Ohio HB6 bribery scandalProsecuted; recorded a $230m payment by the companyUnited States2017–2026Lobbying, PR and greenwashing
Kerr-McGee / Anadarko fraudulent transfer settlementAnnounced the settlementUnited States2014–2015Liability shifting (spin-offs, bankruptcy, closure bonds)
Dark Basin hacking of climate groups (#ExxonKnew)Prosecuting authority (Southern District of New York)United States2023Killings and repression of defenders
Sellafield decommissioning and Hanford cleanup budgetsGovernment party in the settled casesUnited States1943–2086Liability shifting (spin-offs, bankruptcy, closure bonds)
Roundup litigation, settlements and legal shield (Bayer/Monsanto)Supported Monsanto in DurnellUnited States2009–2026Pesticides and agrochemicals
Mosaic settles US hazardous-waste case over phosphogypsum handlingCo-signatory of the settlementUnited States2015Waste management
Monsanto faces US bribery charge over Indonesian environmental reviewprosecuting authority; issued the press releaseIndonesia2005Law, regulation and treaties
US indictment alleges Adani solar bribery; three charges later dismissedProsecution; requested dismissal of three chargesIndia2024–2026Law, regulation and treaties
Hanford contractors settle false-claims suits as cleanup estimates riseCounterparty to the 2016 settlementUnited States1943–2086Liability shifting (spin-offs, bankruptcy, closure bonds)
NextEra unit ESI Energy admits at least 150 eagle deaths at US wind farmsprosecutor that described the permit policyUnited States2012–2022Wind, hydro and other renewables
US Supreme Court blocks state cancer-warning suits against pesticide makersSupported Monsanto in the caseUnited States2026Pesticides and agrochemicals
Appears alongside
US Environmental Protection Agency ×5US Supreme Court ×3Monsanto ×3Anadarko Petroleum ×2Lloyd's of London ×2US Securities and Exchange Commission ×2NOAA ×2The Nature Conservancy ×2Exxon Corporation (ExxonMobil from 1999) ×2AIG ×2Bechtel ×2AECOM ×2US Department of Energy ×2BPTransoceanHalliburtonMOEX (Mitsui Oil Exploration)Cameron InternationalWeatherfordJupiter Insurance Ltd (BP captive)Ranger InsuranceChubb Global MarketsHouston CasualtyDeepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment TrusteesNational Fish and Wildlife FoundationU.S. PIRGMunich ReSwiss ReHannover ReExxon Shipping CompanyInternational Tanker Indemnity AssociationBrandywine Reassurance (CIGNA Re run-off)State of AlaskaExxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee CouncilAllianzMontrose Chemical CorporationAdmiral InsuranceCalifornia Supreme CourtUS Department of AgricultureCal-MaineJennie-OHerbruck'sCenter FreshTysonRembrandtFirstEnergyGeneration NowTronoxKerr-McGeeNational Audit OfficeBayerModern Ag AllianceInternational Agency for Research on CancerUS Right to KnowEuropean Food Safety AuthorityThe Mosaic CompanyAdani Green EnergySolar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)ESI EnergyNextEra EnergySyngenta
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