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Federal Jury Awards Drummond $256 Million in Colombia Defamation Case

By The City Paper Staff - January 19, 2026

A federal jury in the United States has awarded coal producer Drummond Company Inc. $256 million after finding that a prominent human-rights attorney and his associates orchestrated a campaign of false accusations linking the company to paramilitary violence in Colombia. The verdict, delivered on January 15 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District […]

Petro’s halt to Israel coal exports will hurt Colombia investments

By The City Paper Staff - June 11, 2024

Colombia’s suspension of coal exports to Israel with the Gaza conflict sparks industry concern and could strain U.S investor confidence in the South American nation.

Petro to end three of Colombia’s “venoms”

By Richard Emblin - May 17, 2022

After promising to halt oil production in Colombia if elected president, candidate Gustavo Petro also warned of a possible end to coal exports given that the fuel is “worse than cocaine.”