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Oil Company Pays $200M for Ivory Coast Spill

HeadlineFeb 15, 2007

A Dutch oil trading company has agreed to pay a nearly $200 million settlement over a toxic spill that led to a major environmental crisis in the Ivory Coast. At least eight people were killed after an oil tanker dumped hundreds of tons of toxic waste in the Ivory Coast city of Abidjan. Another 100,000 people sought medical treatment. The company, Trafigura, says the payment is not an admission of guilt. Environmental groups including Greenpeace are calling the settlement inadequate. A class-action lawsuit on behalf of thousands of victims has been filed in Britain.

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