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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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Court grants NI’s children and young people right to be heard in landmark air quality case

The High Court in Belfast has confirmed that the voices of children and young people will be heard as part...

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Local community, backed by PILS, challenges environmentally destructive development

No Gas Caverns and Friends of the Earth Northern Ireland start their battle against a hugely damaging fossil fuel development...

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Green light for legal challenge over NI’s MOT emissions testing scandal

Friends of the Earth has teamed up with The PILS Project and have been granted permission from the High Court...

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REPLAY: Intersections between Human Rights and Climate Justice

Organised by The PILS Project to celebrate UK Pro Bono Week 2022, this webinar looked at the developing area of...

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