ClientEarth

October 14, 2019

Demand for urgent action on UK air pollution

The environmental and legal charity ClientEarth has urged the government to use the new Environment Bil to create stricter legislation on clean air and reduce the UK’s level of air pollution.
October 4, 2019

ClientEarth responds to government figures on air pollution

The government has published their latest figures on air pollution across the country.
September 27, 2019

ClientEarth launches legal challenge to Europe's most climate-damaging power plant

ClientEarth has launched a legal challenge against Europe’s largest power plant and two of its mines.
September 9, 2019

EU Court ponders jail term for German minister over inaction on air quality

The European Commission argues that the Bavarian authorities’ failure to act on a court judgment “goes to the very heart of the rule of law”.
September 7, 2019

Lawyers put local authorities on notice over climate inaction

Lawyers from the environmental charity ClientEarth have warned 100 local authorities across England that they will violate their legal obligations and risk legal challenge if they do not introduce proper climate change plans.
July 29, 2019

EU Commission announces environmental legal action

The European Commission has announced its decision to pursue legal actions against a host of EU countries for failing to comply with their environmental obligations under EU law.
July 16, 2019

UN rebukes EU as 'citizens denied say in climate plans'

Justice experts at the United Nations have issued a rare warning to the European Commission after it was found that people all over the EU were being excluded from national decision-making around climate change.
June 25, 2019

Lawyers allege illegal fishing activities in North Sea nature reserve

ClientEarth has lodged an official complaint with the European Commission over a proposed management plan for the Dogger Bank, which is home to sharks, porpoises and other iconic species.
June 23, 2019

Environmental groups launch High Court challenge to Brexit regulation over wildlife risk

Lawyers from ClientEarth have helped launch a High Court challenge to the UK government’s Brexit laws, over sweeping new powers that may weaken protection for seas and wildlife in the UK.
June 8, 2019

Romania’s dirtiest power plant faces court challenge over unassessed pollution

Rovinari is one of Romania’s largest and most polluting power plants. The country's authorities have granted it a lifetime permit to operate, without ever assessing its disastrous environmental impacts.