A London judge ruled Friday that global mining company BHP Group is liable in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster when a dam collapse a decade ago unleashed tons of toxic waste into a major river, ...

This week's landslides in the Brazilian city of Petropolis tore down houses and ripped families apart. Authorities have long blamed extreme rainfall as what's responsible for the many tragedies that ...

BHP (BHP) -3.2% pre-market Friday after the English High Court ruled it is liable for the deadly collapse of a tailings dam in Brazil 10 years ago. More than 600,000 Brazilians, several local ...

BHP Group said it intends to appeal a decision by the English High Court that said it is liable for the deadly collapse of a dam in Brazil 10 years ago. The ruling could expose the Australia-based ...

The ruling potentially exposes the mining company to billions of dollars in compensation claims.