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Lungowe v. Vendanta Resources PLC [2016] EWHC 975 (TCC) (May 7, 2016) England and Wales High Court (Technology and Construction Court) More than 1,800 residents of four Zambian communities near the Nchanga copper mine brought an action in the UK…
Gauri Maulekhi v. Union of India, Original Application No. 486 of 2014 (May 4, 2016) National Green Tribunal A community member filed a case with the National Green Tribunal to force regulators to control toxic effluent and fly ash being…
In Montana Environmental, Bull Mountain Development Company proposed to build a coal-fired power plant near a Class I area, which included parks, wilderness areas, and an Indian reservation. Id. at 512. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and the…
Environmental groups challenged an amendment to the provisions of a local planning scheme that was necessary for the expansion of the Hazelwood coal mine in southeastern Australia. The petitioners claimed that the environment effects statement (EES) should have included analysis…
In the Matter of Application of Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Cliffside), Order Granting Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity with Conditions, NC PUC, Docket No. E-7, Sub 790 The North Carolina Utilities Commission denied Duke Energy’s request to build twin…
PacifiCorp, Dba Pacific Power & Light Company, Request for Approval of draft RFP Denied, Public Utillity Commission of Oregon, UM 1208 (16 January 2007) Pacificorp, a large utility company, sought permission to build two coal-fired electricity facilities to meet a…
In re: Petition for determination of need for Glades Power Park Units 1 and 2 electrical power plants in Glades County, by Florida Power & Light Company, Docket No. 070098-EI Order No. PSC-07-0557-FOF-EI (2 July 2007) Florida Power and…
[ELAW seeks a copy of this court decision.] News articles report a company proposing to construct a coal-fired power plant near Karabiga, Turkey, attempted to disguise the severe environmental and cumulative impacts of the proposed project by preparing four separate EIAs,…
