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S v Director of Environmental Affairs; Ex parte: Aero Plastic Industries Ltd & Anor. (Judicial Cause 20 of 2016) [2018] MWHC 719 (14 June 2018)

S v Director of Environmental Affairs; Ex parte: Aero Plastic Industries Ltd & Anor. (Judicial Cause 20 of 2016) [2018] MWHC 719 (14 June 2018), available at In this case, the applicants brought judicial review proceedings challenging decisions shutting…

Matt
January 6, 2023

Detailed List of Areas of Activity Requiring Consideration of Need for Initiation of Environmental Impact Assessment, Government of the Republic Regulation No. 224 of 29 August 2005

Matt
December 1, 2022

Environmental Impact Assessment

Balochistan Environment Protection Act, 2012

Matt
November 30, 2022

Climate Change

52/G/LH/2022/PTUN. BDG (13 Oct 2022) [Bandung State Administrative High Court (PTUN)] (related to the Tanjung Jati A Steam Power Plant Environmental Permit)

The Bandung State Administrative Court, which examines, decides and resolves State Administrative Disputes has issued the following decision.

Matt
November 1, 2022

Botswana’s Plastic Laws

Bans the manufacture, trade, import, possession, or distributes for commercial purposes plastic carrier bags or flat bags in Botswana.

Matt
September 15, 2022

Plastic Plastics and plastic waste Waste

Niger – select plastic laws

NIGER PLASTIC LAW PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC, DECREE NO. 2015-321/PRN/MESU/DD of June 25th, 2015, defining the modalities of application of the law no. 2014-63 of November 5, 2014, on the prohibition of the production, import, marketing, use and storage of bags…

Matt
September 15, 2022

Plastic Plastics and plastic waste Waste

Burkina Faso: Select plastic laws

The 2014 law bans the production, import, marketing and distribution of non-biodegradable plastic packaging...

Matt
September 15, 2022

Climate Change Human Rights United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

PSB, P-SOL, PT, REDE v. União [2022] ADPF 708 (1 July 2022) (published 11 July 2022)

Brazilian political parties filed a Constitutional Challenge ADPF claiming that the Federal Union violated the right to a healthy environment

Matt
July 26, 2022

Mining Sand, gravel and aggregate mining

Sanjay Chandrakant Keluskar v. State of Maharashtra & Ors., Orig. Application No. 23/2022 (WZ) (National Green Tribunal, Western Zone Bench, Pune) (30 May 2022)

Illegal sand mining is taking place near Tondavali and Talashil Village in Kalvali Creek of Gad River, Sindhudurg District Maharashtra.

Matt
July 21, 2022

Climate Change Environmental Impact Assessment Litigation

Ctr. for Biol. Diversity v. Natl. Hwy. Transp. Safety Bd., 538 F.3d 1172 (9th Cir. 2008)

Center for Biological Diversity v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 538 F.3d 1172 (9th Cir. 2008) (available at ) [NOTE: The opinion filed on November 15, 2007 and published at 508 F.3d 508 (9th Cir. 2007) was vacated and withdrawn. …

Matt
April 15, 2022