Podcast recommendation: Reasons to be Cheerful - David and Goliath

This brilliant episode of Reasons to be Cheerful speaks to the law firm that's taken collective action for over 200,000 victims in Brazil affected by the Mariana Dam collapse in 2015

The lawsuit is against the Anglo-Australian mining company BHP – one of the biggest companies in the world – for their involvement in the collapse of the Mariana dam in 2015, which released toxic mining waste down 400 miles (640km) of waterways along the Doce River. When the Fundão tailings dam in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais burst, it released 40m cubic metres of toxic mining waste, killing 19 people, burying villages, making thousands homeless and affecting the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands more.

This podcast focuses on people taking on huge firms who have committed corporate crime - the whole episode is excellent but it is the last interview (35 mins in) which is relevant here. Listen now - https://www.cheerfulpodcast.co...

Read more about the legal case here - https://www.theguardian.com/en...

Have a look at this photo story that outlines the details of the disaster, and shows the extent of the devastation through a series of photos - https://webdoc.france24.com/br...

There are a couple of good clips here that show why the Mariana Dam collapse is Brazil's worse ever environmental disaster...

And finally this 'Brief History of...' documentary is worth a watch...