They argued that the scheme would leave Northern Ireland locked into fossil fuels for decades
BBC News NI agriculture and environment correspondentGroups campaigning against a proposal to construct gas storage caverns in Larne Lough have won their latest legal bid.
The extremely salty water would then be pumped out to the sea and the resulting space used to store natural gas. Lady Justice Keegan said the ministerial decision that the project was not deemed significant or controversial was “irrational”.Lisa Dobbie from the No Gas Caverns group has been campaigning against the proposal for years.“It’s a win for the community, wildlife and the environment," she added.He said the court “upheld what we knew all along, that the former minister erred in law by approving the marine licence.
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