Europe's largest deposit of rare earth metals discovered in Sweden

Re:Europe's largest deposit of rare earth metals discovered ... by daaayum on Thursday January 12, 2023 @06:58AM (#34352233)

This is going to have a mayor impact on Swedish politics. A new government is recently installed and this is the first mayor (public) opportunity for them to make a big impact on Europe from a sustainability, financial and political perspective. Expect A LOT faster result than 10-15 years.

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Re:Europe's largest deposit of rare earth metals discovered ... by marginalia_nu on Thursday January 12, 2023 @07:10AM (#34352347)

There's some legal hurdles to this.

It would be unconstitutional for a Swedish government to meddle in individual decisions of its agencies (including courts), and they in turn are required to act impartially.

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Re:Europe's largest deposit of rare earth metals discovered ... by u320 on Thursday January 12, 2023 @09:16AM (#34353772)

Yes but the parliament can change the law however they see fit, to exempt this mine from environmental law. This has already happened twice in the last few years (cement production and hydro power).

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