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Environmentalists challenge North Sea gas drilling plans in Dutch court

FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship is seen at the North Sea from the beach of Dishoek, Netherlands, July 19, 2018. Picture taken July 19, 2018. REUTERS/ Kai Pfaffenbach

Environmentalist groups in Germany and the Netherlands are challenging plans for a new gas field in the North Sea, a German non-profit organisation said on Friday, possibly complicating Europe's hunt for alternatives to Russian fuel.

Environmental Action Germany (DUH) said it had filed the lawsuit with the Court of Justice in The Hague together with Dutch organisation Mobilisation for the Environment (MOB) and a citizens' initiative from the coastal region of East Frisia.

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