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BLOG: Whitehead, the oil terminal and what happens next

There aren’t many things that taste better to a public interest litigator than a Café Carberry* coffee after a positive...

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Local campaigners stop oil terminal plan in its tracks as Council forced to admit mistake

Environmental campaigners in Whitehead, Co Antrim are celebrating a major climbdown by their local council after it admitted not following...

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Supporting the Stop Whitehead Oil Terminal campaign

In April, Mid & East Antrim Borough Council’s decision to grant planning permission for the Cloghan Point oil terminal expansion...

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Climate ‘Code Red’: How Our Courts Can Save the World. 

Five things we’ve learned from PILS’ first Climate Justice CPD series.

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Why is No Gas Caverns such an important public interest case?

Faced with the prospect of having skyscraper-sized gas silos hollowed out under Larne Lough, the Islandmagee community took their challenge...

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Legal challenge: Air quality campaigners hope new Minister will be a breath of fresh air. 

​The landmark #CleanAirNI legal challenge returns to court today (01 March 2024), as Northern Ireland’s latest Infrastructure Minister is settling...

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2023 was the hottest year on record. And – if you’re a lawyer – you can do something about that. 

Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way to equip lawyers with an enhanced ability to take effective climate...

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BLOG: Breaking down legal barriers to advance climate justice

To mark UK Pro Bono Week 2023, The PILS Project’s team are sharing our reflections on 3 key topics: climate...

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Landmark legal challenge to stop 17-year long air quality failure gets underway

Lawyers, environmental justice groups and NI’s children’s rights watchdog are in court today, attempting to stop a dangerous 17-year long...

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“Our fight goes on”: judicial review joint statement

Following the 31 August judicial review decision, Friends of the Earth NI and No Gas Caverns have issued a joint...

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