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Vladimír Burda and Čisté nebe o.p.s., v. Ministerstvo životního prostředí (20 December 2017), Czech Supreme Administrative Court ruling nullifying the Air Quality Management Plan for the region of Ostrava
Sentence C-035/16 of the Constitutional Court of Colombia (Alberto Castilla et al v. Colombia) (8 February 2016)
*SPANISH BELOW* Sentence C-035/16 of the Constitutional Court of Colombia (Alberto Castilla et al v. Colombia): Citizens presented constitutional claims against several provisions of the laws that approved the 2010-2014 National Development Plan (Law 1450 of 2011) and the 2014-2018…
Western Organization of Resource Councils et al v. U.S. Bureau of Land Management et al (D. Mont. March 26, 2018)
In Western Organization of Resource Councils et al v. U.S. Bureau of Land Management et al, several environmental organizations challenged a federal agency’s approval of revised Resource Management Plans (“RMPs”) for coal development in two areas covering millions of acres…
Friends of the Irish Environment CLG v. Fingal County Council [2017] IEHC 695 (Nov. 21, 2017)
Friends of the Irish Environment CLG v. Fingal County Council [2017] IEHC 695 (Nov. 21, 2017) Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) challenged a decision by the Fingal County Council to issue a five-year extension of its planning permission (originally issued…
Advisory Opinion (OC-23/17) – Inter-American Court of Human Rights
On 7 February 2018, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR or Court) published an Advisory Opinion and explained that “[t]his Opinion constitutes one of the first opportunities this Court has had to address, in an extended manner, the state obligations…
Sunil Dahiya v. Union of India, Orig. App. No. 315 of 2016 (17 January 2018) (National Green Tribunal New Delhi)
Petitioners asked the National Green Tribunal to require the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change to implement restrictions on water consumption and emissions adopted in 2015 for new thermal power plants. The Ministry had requested the Supreme Court…
United Soils Management Ltd. v. Mohammed, 2017 ONSC 4450 (25 July 2017) (Ontario, Canada)
United Soils Management Ltd. v. Mohammed, 2017 ONSC 4450 (July 25, 2017)Ontario Superior Court of Justice United Soils Management Ltd. operates a gravel pit near a lake in the Canadian province of Ontario that is the source of drinking water…