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Craig Saueurs

‘Sacrifice zones’ or clean energy future? EU court weighs Portugal’s lithium mine

A long-simmering dispute over lithium mining in northern Portugal has reached Europe’s top court.

Environmental and community groups have filed a case at the European Court of Justice over the European Commission’s decision to grant the Barroso lithium project “strategic” status.

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