European Court of Justice orders halt to operations at controversial Polish mine
May 21, 2021 12:53 pmThe European Court of Justice has ruled that mining at Poland’s sprawling Turów coal mine must cease while court processes Czech lawsuit.
The European Court of Justice has ruled that mining at Poland’s sprawling Turów coal mine must cease while court processes Czech lawsuit.
Local groups and NGOs today welcomed the Czech government’s decision to file a lawsuit at the European Court of Justice against the Polish government for the illegal operation of the Turów lignite coal mine, which has been dug right up to the Czech and German borders, damaging local water supplies for nearby communities.