A trial into one of France's worst environmental disasters opens on Monday with oil giant Total facing charges over toxic fuel spills that washed ashore following the sinking of the tanker Erika in 1999. Total is among 15 organisations and individuals charged over the spill that poured 20,000 tonnes of oil into the sea [&] polluted 400 km (250 miles) of coastline....Total, the world's fourth largest oil group, is accused of marine pollution, deliberately failing to take measures to prevent the pollution and complicity in endangering human lives. The company rejects the accusations.