UN pins Greenland waste cleanup on Denmark
U.S. military waste in Greenland is ultimately Denmark’s problem — but Nuuk plays a key role in preventing new forms of pollution, a UN report said.
Greenland was right to demand in 2016 that Denmark assume full responsibility for cleaning up the waste left behind by the U.S. military starting in the 1940s — but if Nuuk is to be able to control new sources of pollution while also managing its own waste, it must up its game. These were the findings of a report delivered to the current session of the UN Human Rights Council finds.
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