Dutch activists in legal battle to urge action on pollution
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) " Environmentalists went to court Wednesday to demand that the Dutch government take urgent action to improve air quality, arguing that authorities haven't done enough to meet European Union-mandated targets.The summary hearing in The Hague was part of a crowd-funded legal battle by the Dutch arm of Friends of the Earth, which says that the government must do more to reduce harmful airborne pollution.Lawyer Edward Brans, representing the state, said [...]
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