Taking a national government to court is not the nicest method to get things done, but some environmental organisations and municipal governments are using this last resort method to force a change in air-quality policies.
“It is not a desirable fight, but at some point you have to say: enough is enough,” said Anne Knol, activist for Friends of the Earth Netherlands.
Her group, known locally as Milieudefensie (Environmental defence), sent the Dutch government a summons earlier thi...
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