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German court halts RWE deforestation for lignite mining

Utility suffers setback in high-profile project that has seen tens of thousands demonstrate

JULICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 13: A tree house is seen behind police forces in Hambacher Forst forest during a protest against the expansion of an adjacent open-pit coal mine on September 13, 2018 near Julich, Germany.
JULICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 13: A tree house is seen behind police forces in Hambacher Forst forest during a protest against the expansion of an adjacent open-pit coal mine on September 13, 2018 near Julich, Germany.
  • Bernd Radowitz in Berlin
Published 8 October 2018, 10:27Updated 8 October 2018, 10:27