Tag #Community Protest

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Tyrone Gaelic Football Camp Relocates Due to Compost Factory Smell

A Gaelic football summer camp for 90 children in Killeshil, County Tyrone, was moved due to a "horrendous smell" from the Sawgrass Substrates Ltd compost factory, which mixes hay, chicken litter, and water, prompting concerns from residents and officials.

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Killeeshil Residents Protest Compost Factory Smell

Over 200 residents protested near Mid Ulster Council offices against a compost factory in Killeeshil, County Tyrone, due to a persistent foul smell impacting their health and daily lives for five years; a new planning application for the factory has received over 180 objections.

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Revised Pylon Route Fails to Fully Appease Scottish Borders Communities

ScottishPower Energy Networks (SPEN) has altered the route of its Cross Border Connection project, moving the planned pylons away from some villages in the Scottish Borders to appease local concerns, but this has shifted the impact onto other communities. The 57-mile route now takes a different path...

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Rome's Quarticciolo Residents Protest 'Caivano Model'

Residents of Rome's Quarticciolo neighborhood marched against the potential expansion of the 'Caivano model', a social intervention strategy, fearing top-down approaches and the eviction of community initiatives operating from a former police station which provided essential services like after-scho...

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Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Aegina Beach Damaged During Attica-Crete Interconnector Project

The Attica-Crete electricity interconnector's control system on the islet of Stachtoree required a connection to Aegina, leading to an underwater cable landing on Plaka beach. This caused controversy as the project's environmental assessment allegedly used inaccurate information resulting in damage ...

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North Devon Council Approves Controversial Wind Farm Cable Plan Amidst Local Opposition

North Devon Council approved plans to lay electrical cables from an offshore wind farm to Saunton Sands despite 1,843 objections, highlighting the conflict between renewable energy and environmental protection in a UNESCO biosphere and popular tourist beach.

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Euroa's Historic Plane Trees to Be Removed for Inland Rail Upgrade

The Inland Rail project's road upgrades in Euroa, Victoria, will remove at least a dozen mature plane trees from Anderson Street, eliminating the town's tree-lined entrance despite residents' previous support for an underpass; the Australian Rail Track Corporation plans to replace some trees elsewhe...

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Controversial Level Crossing Removal Plan Sparks Outrage in Melbourne's West

A $369 million plan to remove two level crossings in Melbourne's west by permanently closing Champion Road in Newport is facing strong opposition from residents and Labor MPs, who cite concerns about community division, traffic congestion, and safety issues.

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