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Another Indonesian court convicts a company of causing fires

2016-08-30 05:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: Pulp and paper supplier PT Bumi Mekar Hijau has been declared guilty of causing fires in South Sumatra by an appeals court in the Indonesian province, reversing a decision that had been seen as a major setback to President Joko Jokowi Widodos campaign to prosecute fire-linked companies. Smoke from the fires on land controlled by PT BMH contributed to last years air pollution crisis which sent toxic haze billowing across the region and sickened half a million people. The plantation company claims...

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