At issue: Whether and to what extent aviation emissions should play a role in deciding whether planning permission should be granted for the expansion of an airport.
At issue: The requirement of the Municipality of Niterói to carry out a Neighborhood Impact Study (EIV) before granting a license for the construction of large residential and commercial buildings, with more than six floors, in the Icaraí neighborhood of Niterói.
At issue: It calls for the cancellation of all licenses and permits issued by the state agency regarding authorization for the controlled burning of sugarcane straw in the municipalities covered by the Campinas Judicial Subsection, as well as for the defendants to be prevented from issuing new licenses without the preparation of an Environmental Impact Study and Environmental Impact Report (EIA/RIMA).
At issue: Whether a screening decision made by the competent environmental authority establishing that no Environmental Impact Assessment is needed for a tourist development took into due account the climate relevant aspects of the project.
At issue: Whether an environmental organization authorized under national law to bring legal proceedings can challenge before a national court an administrative decision granting or amending EC type approval.
At issue: Whether the approval granted for the Omkoi coal mining project be revoked on the basis of Thailand’s national laws and its international obligations in the context of violation to right to a clean and healthy environment and right to public participation in conducting an EIA?
At issue: Whether to grant leave to appeal the Federal Court of Canada’s decision in Raincoast Conservation Foundation et al. v. Canada (Attorney General) et al., 2019 FCA 224 (No. 19-A-35) dismissing the applicants’ motion for leave to start an application for judicial review against the Governor in Council’s decision to approve the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project for a second time under the National Energy Board Act.
At issue: Whether the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada’s decision to approve the Bay du Nord Development Project was within his jurisdiction under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and was reasonable.
At issue: Whether a permit for the construction and use of a biomass facility is lawful, considering the negative effects of higher emissions of nitrogen and CO2 on nature and the environment.