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2019
South America Colombia
Energy Coal and gas power plants
Mining Coal mining
The Constitutional Court found a Wayúu indigenous community’s rights to health and a healthy environment being affected by coal mining operations, ordered the Cerrejón mining company to implement several preventative, mitigation, and corrective measures, and ordered government authorities to implement effective regulatory and enforcement measures, while ensuring the Wayúu community’s participation rights.
2020
South Asia India
Energy Coal and gas power plants
Mining Coal mining
The National Green Tribunal ordered coal mining and energy companies to implement a series of measures to reduce environmental pollution and health impacts associated with their facilities operating in the Tamnar and Charghoda coal blocks in the state of Chhattisgarh. The Tribunal declared that no expansion of mining or industrial activities in the area could be approved until a thorough environmental carrying capacity study is completed.
1999
Sub-Saharan Africa South Africa
Energy Coal and gas power plants
Mining Coal mining
A local environmental association (“Save the Vaal Environment”) petitioned South Africa’s mining authority to comment on an application by Sasol Mining for a license to mine coal near the Vaal River, but the mining authority refused to provide such an opportunity and issued the mining license to Sasol Mining, so Save the Vaal Environment sought judicial review of the mining authority's decision. The Supreme Court of Appeal agreed with Save the Vaal Environment that the mining authority should have applied the audi alteram partem rule (or “audi-rule”) to provide an opportunity for comment.
2019
Sub-Saharan Africa Kenya
Courts Environmental courts
Energy Coal and gas power plants
Environmental Impact Assessment Public hearings Public participation
2017
Western Europe Germany
Energy Coal and gas power plants
Environmental Impact Assessment Cumulative Impacts
Protected Areas
Wildlife Endangered species
2018
South Asia India
Energy Coal and gas power plants
The Madras High Court determined that the operator of a coal-fired power plant isn't beneficially utilizing fly ash, among other regulatory violations. Thus, the court enjoined the operator from dumping material that would affect the marsh land in Vallur Village, Tamil Nadu.

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