Centre for Environmental Rights – Advancing Environmental Rights in South Africa

The CER’s 2014: A year for scaling mountains

12 December 2014

Environmental Rights Blog: Despite the Supreme Court of Appeal’s warning, polluters persist with secrecy

11 December 2014

VEJA’s victory against ArcelorMittal is a victory for pollution-affected communities across the country

3 December 2014

Media Release: Confiscation order granted against convicted mining company director

1 December 2014

Victory for Vaal communities as the Supreme Court of Appeal orders ArcelorMittal to release environmental records

26 November 2014

ArcelorMittal and environmental justice group battle it out in court

7 November 2014

The day in pictures: Vaal Environmental Justice Alliance at the Supreme Court of Appeal

6 November 2014

Money Talks: A new CER Report on Commercial Interests and Transparency in Environmental Governance

5 November 2014

Media Release: Vaal Environmental Justice Alliance’s struggle against ArcelorMittal South Africa goes to Bloemfontein

5 November 2014

New trends in enforcing corporate accountability: Making corporations pay for climate change damage

31 October 2014

Media Release: Save Mapungubwe Coalition calls the biodiversity offset agreement for Vele colliery “vague, inadequate and unenforceable”

30 October 2014

Media Release: Air quality in the spotlight in Parliament

28 October 2014

Eskom’s applications to delay compliance with air quality laws: Civil society groups respond to further information submitted by Eskom

17 October 2014

Contaminated water: Community activists, environmental rights lawyers, academics and journalists head for Northwest

17 October 2014

We’re hiring lawyers: New vacancies at the CER

14 October 2014

Green Scorpions publish compliance and enforcement results for 2013/14

9 October 2014

National Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Report 2013-14

9 October 2014

Open letter to Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa on talks with Sasol

7 October 2014

Time is of the essence: Proposed new rules slash timeframes for EIA

2 October 2014

Environmental Rights Blog: Sasol shareholders must end its assault on air quality rules

18 September 2014