Court Strikes Down Saemangeum Airport Plan, Citing Ecological Risks

SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court has canceled the government’s plan to build a new airport on the ecologically sensitive Saemangeum tidal flats, a ruling hailed by environmental groups as a rare legal victory for conservation. The Seoul Administrative Court on Thursday sided with a coalition of 1,308 citizen plaintiffs who [...]