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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa: 2,207 cases from 44 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.
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per year, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | €444,444 |
| 2025 | 3 | €1.59m |
| 2026 | 2 | €63.3m |
8 cases
10 Sep 2026 Algoma Steel Inc.Algoma Steel: 1.2 million CAD fine for gear oil in the St. Marys River €747,710
In June 2022, a gear oil tank overflowed at the steelworks in Sault Ste. Marie; an estimated 1,000 to 1,250 litres of oil entered the St. Marys River, harmful to fish and migratory birds. The company pleaded guilty to two counts and is paying 1.2 million CAD into the Environmental Damages Fund; its name is listed in the Environmental Offenders Registry.
Even small tank overflows near watercourses lead to fines in the millions – overfill protection and containment systems are mandatory.
Filling and monitoring oil tanks
- Authority / court
- Ontario Court of Justice, Sault Ste. Marie (Ermittlungen: Environment and Climate Change Canada)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Waste and hazardous substances
- Legal basis
- Fisheries Act, Subsection 36(3); Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994, Subsection 5.1(1)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Mitigating circumstances
- Guilty plea.
- Published
- 11 Sep 2026
Original amount 1,200,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 10 Sep 2026.
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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15 May 2026 ArcelorMittal Exploitation Minière Canada s.e.n.c.ArcelorMittal mining subsidiary in Québec: 100 million CAD fine for acidic mine effluent €62.5m
From May 2014 to May 2022, acidic effluent, effluent with elevated zinc, nickel or suspended solids content, and effluent that was acutely lethal to fish entered fish-bearing waters from the Mont-Wright mining complex and the Fire Lake mine in the Fermont region. The company pleaded guilty to 100 counts; the fine of 100 million CAD goes almost entirely to the Environmental Damages Fund, and an action plan on wastewater management must also be submitted by mid-February 2027.
Long-standing exceedances of limit values add up to hundreds of individual offences; effluent monitoring must lead to immediate corrective action.
- Authority / court
- Court of Québec (Ermittlungen: Environment and Climate Change Canada)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Waste and hazardous substances
- Legal basis
- Fisheries Act, Subsection 36(3)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Published
- 15 May 2026
Original amount 100,000,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 15 May 2026.
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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17 Dec 2025 Beausite Métal inc.Beausite Métal: 40,000 CAD because PCB equipment was not disposed of despite an order €24,745
The metal recycler in Val-des-Sources had received an environmental protection compliance order to dispose of and destroy PCB-contaminated equipment. At a follow-up inspection in May 2024, the equipment was still on the site; the company pleaded guilty under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999) and was fined 40,000 CAD.
Regulatory orders need an owner and a date in the calendar – non-compliance is a separate offence.
- Authority / court
- Court of Québec (Anklage: Environment and Climate Change Canada)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Waste and hazardous substances
- Legal basis
- Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Published
- 18 Dec 2025
Original amount 40,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 17 Dec 2025.
- Beausite Métal inc. fined $40,000 for failing to comply with an environmental protection compliance order Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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31 Mar 2025 Cadia Holdings Pty LtdCadia Holdings: 350,000 AUD for excessive dust emissions from a mine €202,102
Cadia Holdings Pty Ltd, a Newmont Mining company (formerly Newcrest Mining), was sentenced by the Land and Environment Court of NSW after pleading guilty to three offences under s 128(1)(b) of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, because poorly operated mine exhaust fans exceeded the concentration limit for solid particles three times between November 2021 and May 2023. The court imposed fines totalling 350,000 AUD and ordered a payment of 61,500 AUD to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (DCCEEW) for a new dust monitor in the Rural Air Quality Monitoring Network; in addition, the company must pay the EPA's costs and publish notices in three newspapers.
Emission-relevant equipment such as exhaust fans must be operated and monitored so that limits are also met in day-to-day operation.
Dust emissions and limits in mining
- Authority / court
- NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA NSW)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Emissions and permits
- Legal basis
- Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW) s 128(1)(b); Zahlungsanordnung nach s 250(1)(e)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Repeat case
- no
- Mitigating circumstances
- Guilty pleas at the earliest opportunity (25% discount); no prior convictions, good character and a low risk of reoffending (further 5% discount).
- Published
- 2 Apr 2025
Original amount 350,000 AUD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 31 Mar 2025.
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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13 Jan 2025 Rio Tinto Fer et Titane inc.Rio Tinto Fer et Titane: 2 million CAD fine for nickel-bearing and acidic mine effluent €1.36m
At the Lac Tio mine near Havre-Saint-Pierre, there were nickel exceedances in 2023 after severed power cables disabled the effluent treatment, untreated acidic discharges in the summer, and a failure to take samples after an unauthorised discharge. The company pleaded guilty to eight counts and is paying 2 million CAD into the Environmental Damages Fund.
Failures of effluent treatment must be covered by emergency plans and documented through the required sampling.
Sampling and monitoring obligations after malfunctions
- Authority / court
- Court of Québec (Ermittlungen: Environment and Climate Change Canada)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Waste and hazardous substances
- Legal basis
- Fisheries Act, Subsection 36(3); Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Mitigating circumstances
- Guilty plea.
- Published
- 14 Jan 2025
Original amount 2,000,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 13 Jan 2025.
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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18 Nov 2024 ArcelorMittal Exploitation Minière Canada s.e.n.c.ArcelorMittal mining subsidiary: 100,000 CAD fine for obstructing environmental inspectors €67,236
During inspections of the Mont-Wright mining complex in June 2022, environmental inspectors requested documents on compliance with effluent regulations; the company refused to hand over some of them until September 2022. The court imposed 100,000 CAD for obstructing the inspection and ordered the documents to be produced (separate proceedings alongside the later fine of 100 million CAD).
Refusing to hand over requested documents is itself an offence – employees must know how to deal with information requests from inspectors.
Cooperation and production of documents during regulatory inspections
- Authority / court
- Court of Québec (Ermittlungen: Environment and Climate Change Canada)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Waste and hazardous substances
- Legal basis
- Fisheries Act, Section 62 (Behinderung von Kontrollbeamten); Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Culpability
- intentional
- Published
- 19 Nov 2024
Original amount 100,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 18 Nov 2024.
- ArcelorMittal Exploitation Minière Canada s.e.n.c. ordered to pay $100,000 for obstructing enforcement officers Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 2 · Direct link
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27 Aug 2024 a US steelworksSteelworks: EPA settlement over pollutant emissions €222,537
The steelworks on Lake Michigan allegedly emitted excessive particulate matter and hazardous air pollutants when charging the basic oxygen furnaces and during overflows of molten material. Under the settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the company is paying 248,396 USD and must charge more slowly, improve extraction and monitoring, and introduce video recording and reporting to the EPA.
Emission peaks often result from operating procedures; binding work instructions and documentation are part of permit compliance.
Operating procedures for reducing emissions in production
- Authority / court
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Emissions and permits
- Legal basis
- Clean Air Act
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Published
- 27 Aug 2024
Original amount 248,396 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 27 Aug 2024.
- EPA, Pressemitteilungen (Suche) (Entscheidung 2024) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 27 Aug 2026 · Direct link
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15 Feb 2024 a Canadian scrap metal recyclerScrap metal recycler: CAD 225,000 fine over unapproved shear and shredder explosions €154,671
At one site in Hamilton the scrap metal recycler installed a new metal shear without applying for the required amendment to its environmental approval; this came to light after noise complaints. At a second site explosions occurred in the automotive shredder despite a ministry order because explosive materials had not been removed, and two explosions were not reported. The court convicted the company of five offences under the Environmental Protection Act and fined it CAD 225,000 plus a victim fine surcharge of CAD 56,250.
New equipment needs an amended approval before it goes into operation, and reporting duties imposed by the regulator also apply to seemingly minor incidents.
Approval requirements for plant changes and regulatory reporting duties
- Authority / court
- Gericht in Hamilton (Ermittlung und Anklage: Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Emissions and permits
- Legal basis
- Environmental Protection Act (Ontario), RSO 1990, c E.19 – Betrieb einer Anlage ohne Genehmigung und Nichtbefolgung einer Ministeriumsanordnung
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Published
- 12 Apr 2024
Original amount 225,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 15 Feb 2024.
- Ontario Newsroom, Veröffentlichungen (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2024) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Company name anonymised since 15 Feb 2026 · Direct link