Bankwatch Romania stops expansion of Romania’s largest coal mine

A Bucharest court blocked the expansion of Rosia de Amaradia, the largest coal mine in Romania located in Gorj county (and operated by coal and power group CE Oltenia), following a legal challenge to the mine's environmental permit lodged by Bankwatch Romania, the environmental organisation announced. In 2016, Complexul Energetic Oltenia (CEO), the largest energy company in Romania, sought to expand the existing 1457-hectare hard coal mine at Rosia by ...

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