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Shauna Corr

High Court agrees children have right to be heard on landmark air quality case

The High Court has agreed Northern Ireland children and young people have the right to be heard in a landmark air quality case.

Friends of the Earth NI is bringing a judicial review against the Department for Infrastructure over its 17-year long failure to identify dangerous emissions levels during MOT testing.

The action is backed by The PILS Project and in May, the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People requested permission from the court to share their expertise.

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