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Dutch Environmental Groups Sue Farms Over Nitrogen Permits
Environmental organizations MOB and Vereniging Leefmilieu are launching weekly lawsuits against ten Dutch farms lacking nitrogen permits, escalating pressure for stricter nitrogen policies after a government deadline passed.
Dutch Environmental Groups Sue Farms Over Nitrogen Permits
Environmental organizations MOB and Vereniging Leefmilieu are launching weekly lawsuits against ten Dutch farms lacking nitrogen permits, escalating pressure for stricter nitrogen policies after a government deadline passed.
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44% Bias Score
Brandenburg Curtails Environmental Protections Amidst Criticism
Brandenburg's state government seeks to curtail environmental groups' legal standing, enabling increased construction in protected areas; this follows a court ruling against a marina expansion and faces criticism from environmental groups, while finding support from agricultural interests.
Brandenburg Curtails Environmental Protections Amidst Criticism
Brandenburg's state government seeks to curtail environmental groups' legal standing, enabling increased construction in protected areas; this follows a court ruling against a marina expansion and faces criticism from environmental groups, while finding support from agricultural interests.
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56% Bias Score
Antarctica's Legal Personhood: A Proposal Gaining Momentum
Environmental lawyer Cormac Cullinan's proposal to grant Antarctica legal personhood gained momentum after he won the Shackleton Medal; his initiative aims to protect Antarctica by giving it legal rights equivalent to a country, prompting international obligations for its conservation.
Antarctica's Legal Personhood: A Proposal Gaining Momentum
Environmental lawyer Cormac Cullinan's proposal to grant Antarctica legal personhood gained momentum after he won the Shackleton Medal; his initiative aims to protect Antarctica by giving it legal rights equivalent to a country, prompting international obligations for its conservation.
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40% Bias Score
Dutch Court Revokes Schiphol Airport's Permit, Invalidating Farm Land Purchases
A Dutch court revoked Schiphol Airport's environmental permit, impacting its flight operations and potentially rendering its €20-25 million purchase of nine farms ineffective due to insufficient environmental impact assessments. The ruling underscores the stringent 'additionality requirement' in nit...
Dutch Court Revokes Schiphol Airport's Permit, Invalidating Farm Land Purchases
A Dutch court revoked Schiphol Airport's environmental permit, impacting its flight operations and potentially rendering its €20-25 million purchase of nine farms ineffective due to insufficient environmental impact assessments. The ruling underscores the stringent 'additionality requirement' in nit...
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44% Bias Score
Valencian Government Sues Júcar Hydrographic Confederation Over Post-Flood Waste Disposal
The Valencian government filed a lawsuit against the Júcar Hydrographic Confederation (CHJ) for allegedly illegal dumping of waste and abandoning over 300 vehicles near the Poyo ravine in Riba-roja de Túria after the October 29th floods; the CHJ denies these accusations, claiming the waste predates ...
Valencian Government Sues Júcar Hydrographic Confederation Over Post-Flood Waste Disposal
The Valencian government filed a lawsuit against the Júcar Hydrographic Confederation (CHJ) for allegedly illegal dumping of waste and abandoning over 300 vehicles near the Poyo ravine in Riba-roja de Túria after the October 29th floods; the CHJ denies these accusations, claiming the waste predates ...
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48% Bias Score
French Assembly Rejects A69 Highway Bill, Project Faces Delays
The French National Assembly rejected a bill to expedite the A69 highway construction between Castres and Toulouse on June 2nd, sending it to a joint parliamentary committee despite support from the government and far-right; opponents see this as a power grab, while supporters prioritize project com...
French Assembly Rejects A69 Highway Bill, Project Faces Delays
The French National Assembly rejected a bill to expedite the A69 highway construction between Castres and Toulouse on June 2nd, sending it to a joint parliamentary committee despite support from the government and far-right; opponents see this as a power grab, while supporters prioritize project com...
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40% Bias Score
CNRL Appeals $278,000 Fine for Oil Sands Environmental Violations
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. is appealing a $278,000 fine from the Alberta Energy Regulator for an incident at its Horizon oil sands operation where 411 birds died due to contact with toxic tailings, impacting coyotes and wolves; the company argues the fine is excessive and the regulator misinter...
CNRL Appeals $278,000 Fine for Oil Sands Environmental Violations
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. is appealing a $278,000 fine from the Alberta Energy Regulator for an incident at its Horizon oil sands operation where 411 birds died due to contact with toxic tailings, impacting coyotes and wolves; the company argues the fine is excessive and the regulator misinter...
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32% Bias Score
Paris Proposes Legal Personhood for the Seine River
The Paris City Council proposed granting the Seine River legal personhood, establishing an independent authority to defend its rights in court, following a citizen's convention and mirroring global trends in environmental protection; the proposal is currently before the French Parliament.
Paris Proposes Legal Personhood for the Seine River
The Paris City Council proposed granting the Seine River legal personhood, establishing an independent authority to defend its rights in court, following a citizen's convention and mirroring global trends in environmental protection; the proposal is currently before the French Parliament.
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44% Bias Score
Sochi Court Blocks Privatization of Protected Waterfront Land
A Sochi court overturned decisions allowing the privatization of a 5178 sq m waterfront plot, originally designated for a rehabilitation center but never developed, due to its location in protected zones and the absence of structures justifying the change.
Sochi Court Blocks Privatization of Protected Waterfront Land
A Sochi court overturned decisions allowing the privatization of a 5178 sq m waterfront plot, originally designated for a rehabilitation center but never developed, due to its location in protected zones and the absence of structures justifying the change.
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20% Bias Score
Dutch Court Revokes Schiphol Airport's Environmental Permit
A Dutch court revoked Schiphol Airport's environmental permit for 500,000 takeoffs and landings due to improper nitrogen offsetting, despite initially approving the permit's calculations. The court criticized the minister's insufficient justification for using nitrogen credits from purchased farms f...
Dutch Court Revokes Schiphol Airport's Environmental Permit
A Dutch court revoked Schiphol Airport's environmental permit for 500,000 takeoffs and landings due to improper nitrogen offsetting, despite initially approving the permit's calculations. The court criticized the minister's insufficient justification for using nitrogen credits from purchased farms f...
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48% Bias Score
Supreme Court Narrows NEPA Review in Uinta Basin Railway Case
The Supreme Court sided with Utah in a 6-3 ruling, allowing the Uinta Basin Railway to proceed with a less extensive environmental review under NEPA; this decision potentially weakens environmental protections and limits consideration of indirect impacts, such as greenhouse gas emissions and wildfir...
Supreme Court Narrows NEPA Review in Uinta Basin Railway Case
The Supreme Court sided with Utah in a 6-3 ruling, allowing the Uinta Basin Railway to proceed with a less extensive environmental review under NEPA; this decision potentially weakens environmental protections and limits consideration of indirect impacts, such as greenhouse gas emissions and wildfir...
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48% Bias Score
Supreme Court Backs Utah Oil Railway, Scaling Back Environmental Law
The Supreme Court sided with the Uinta Basin Railway expansion in Utah, weakening the National Environmental Policy Act by limiting the scope of environmental reviews to direct project impacts, potentially accelerating energy development nationwide and increasing oil production in Utah, which was va...
Supreme Court Backs Utah Oil Railway, Scaling Back Environmental Law
The Supreme Court sided with the Uinta Basin Railway expansion in Utah, weakening the National Environmental Policy Act by limiting the scope of environmental reviews to direct project impacts, potentially accelerating energy development nationwide and increasing oil production in Utah, which was va...
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48% Bias Score
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