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Greenpeace Wins Lawsuit Against Government Office over MOL's Oil Pollution in Gárdony

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A year and a half ago, a swimming pool's worth of fuel leaked into the ground, much of it after MOL noticed the problem. The decision has now been overturned, which the organization says imposed too lenient compensation on the company.

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A year and a half ago, a swimming pool's worth of fuel leaked into the ground, much of it after MOL noticed the problem. The decision has now been overturned, which the organization says imposed too lenient compensation on the company.

Greenpeace and the people of Gárdony won a lawsuit against Mol - A huge green success.

·Budapest, Hungary
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The company initially reported only a minor leak, but then admitted that nearly half a million liters of fuel may have leaked at Gárdony, with a significant portion of this being released into the environment after the phenomenon was detected.

One of Mol Zrt.'s most serious environmental pollution cases could take a huge turn, wrote Greenfo. The Veszprém Court ruled in favor of the residents of Gárdony in the ongoing lawsuit against Mol regarding the lead leak in the settlement, and discovered serious shortcomings in the competent government office's previous decision. Last summer, 12 private individuals and Greenpeace went to court to force Mol to clean up the contaminated areas in a…

·Budapest, Hungary
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The residents of Gárdony and Greenpeace have won a lawsuit against MOL and the government agency in charge of a previous serious fuel leak. The court annulled the authority's decision. According to the civilians, this was too lenient towards the oil company and would have left a significant amount of pollution in the area even after the damage was remedied, Telex wrote.

·Budapest, Hungary
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telex.hu broke the news on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
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