Environmental assessment and permitting Archives

10 Cases found

Conservation Council of Western Australia v. Hatton and Woodside

At issue: Whether the state EPA's allowing expanded natural gas sourcing violated the state Environmental Protection Act due to environmental and climate impacts

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- Western Australia
  - Supreme Court

Carballo et al. v. MSU S.A., UGEN S.A., & General Electric

At issue: Plaintiffs sought to block thermoelectric plant

Jurisdictions:

Argentina
- Federal Court of Azul

OAAA v. Araucaria Energy SA.

At issue: Plaintiffs sought to block thermoelectric plant

Jurisdictions:

Argentina
- Federal Court of Mercedes

Hahn et al. v. APR Energy S.R.L (II)

At issue: Plaintiffs sought to block thermoelectric plant

Jurisdictions:

Argentina
- Federal Court of Campana

Hahn et al. v. APR Energy S.R.L

At issue: Plaintiffs sought to block thermoelectric plant

Jurisdictions:

Argentina
- Federal Court of Campana

FOMEO v. MSU S.A., Rio Energy S.A., & General Electric

At issue: Petition sought to block thermoelectric plant

Jurisdictions:

Argentina
- Federal Court of San Nicolás

Friends of Leadbeater’s Possum Inc v VicForests (No 3)

At issue: Injunction sought to halt tree clearing

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- Federal Court of Australia

Youth Verdict v. Waratah Coal

At issue: Australian youth challenged proposed coal mine on human rights grounds.

Jurisdictions:

Australia
- Queensland
  - Land Court

Federal Environmental Agency (IBAMA) v. Siderúrgica São Luiz Ltd. and Martins

At issue: Brazil seeks to hold a steel company and its manager liable for environmental damages (promoting illegal deforestation) and climate damages (greenhouse gases derived from the illegally sourced coal)

Jurisdictions:

Brazil
- 15th Civil Federal Court

Specific instance under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises submitted to the Slovenian and UK National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines

At issue: Social and environmental groups filed complaint against UK company alleging breaches of OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises during permitting process for a fracking project in Slovenia.

Jurisdictions:

United Kingdom
- National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines

Slovenia
- National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines