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An Opposition parliamentary candidate has chimed in on the debate about pollution from Belco, blaming the Government for lack of action. Nicky Gurret, the candidate for Pembroke West Central, said that the Progressive Labour Party leadership has don...

Belco has refused to say whether it will apply for government relief on the purchase of a cleaner fuel that could reduce pollution

The health minister is stalling instead of taking action against Belco pollution, a lawyer has said. Mark Pettingill, the director of Chancery Legal representing affected residents, was reacting to a letter from Kim Wilson he received last week sayin...

The Minister of Health has acknowledged a letter served to her by a lawyer calling on her to take action over Belco pollution

A lawyer for residents affected by pollution from Belco has urged the health minister to declare the emissions a statutory nuisance

Michael Dunkley said that given the impact that pollution from the energy plant has been having on residents, the Government should step in and act

The health minister has the legal power to stop soot emissions from Belco by declaring them a “statutory nuisance”

When a leading British environmental consultancy firm suggested in 2021 that the cause of soot fallout was flakes accumulating on surfaces inside the North Power Station stack, Belco rejected the theory. The consultant Ricardo Energy & Environment, c...

An expert review said in 2021 recommended a lower-polluting fuel as a way to mitigate Belco’s soot emissions

Despite a major retrofit of Belco’s North Power Station a year ago, there have been roughly as many days when complaints are made about soot fallouts since as there were before it