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Court halts injunction case on unlicensed peat extraction

November 22nd, 2018 The High Court has adjourned injunction proceedings brought by the Environmental Protection Agency to halt unlicensed peat extraction at a Co Westmeath bog until at least March 2019. The environmental watchdog was seeking the injunction following the discovery in September 2018 that Harte Peat is extracting wet Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 4 yearsNovember 22, 2018 ago
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EPA injunction to halt peat extraction does not stand up, court hears

November 14th, 2018 The EPA’s application for an injunction to halt “intensified” wet peat extraction at a Co Westmeath bog does not stand up as the agency was aware of activity since 2009, the High Court heard today. The environmental watchdog is seeking the injunction to prevent Harte Peat from Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 4 yearsNovember 15, 2018 ago
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EPA ‘appalled’ by level of peat extraction at Westmeath site, court hears

November 14th, 2018 An Environmental Protection Agency inspector was “appalled” upon discovering the extraction of wet peat up to five meters deep at an unlicensed Co Westmeath site, the High Court heard yesterday. The environmental watchdog is seeking an interlocutory injunction to prevent Harte Peat from extracting peat from the Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 4 yearsNovember 14, 2018 ago
Biodiversity

Large-scale peat extraction at Westmeath bog an ‘ecological disaster’

September 17th, 2018 One of Ireland’s largest peat harvesting companies stands accused of the unlicensed stripping of peat from a bog at a site in Co Westmeath currently subject to court proceedings. According to Friends of the Irish Environment (FiE), Harte Peat has been excavating wet peat at an alarming Read more…

By Manus Boyle, 4 yearsSeptember 17, 2018 ago
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