An Indonesian court has acquitted Newmont Mining from criminal charges of polluting a bay with toxic waste from a gold mine that no longer is in use. Newmont Mining is a major U.S. mining company. The lawsuit was brought about by a national environmental lobby and lasted 21 months. Newmont is said to have polluted Buyat Bay in northern Sulawesi with toxins including arsenic and mercury.

Mining Company Cleared in Pollution