Norway to allow mining waste to be dumped in fjords

Environmental campaigners say move will threaten marine life and put biodiversity at risk

Norway is to permit mining waste to be dumped in its fjords after the government won a court case against environmental organisations attempting to block the plan.

After a gruelling 15-year dispute, the private company Nordic Mining has been given the green light to dispose of 170m tons of mining waste at the bottom of the Førde fjord, which critics say will threaten marine life and put biodiversity at risk.