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Elisabeth Ulven and Tone Sutterud in Oslo

FOUND: Norway to allow mining waste to be dumped in fjords - What They Never Told You

Førde fjord
Campaigners say the Førde fjord is an important breeding ground for cod as well a migration route for salmon. Photograph: Marek Slusarczyk/Alamy

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

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

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