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The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) submitted a statement to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) opposing the renewal of Ontario Power Generation's (OPG) site licence for the Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP) site. CAPE argues that granting a licence before a specific reactor type is chosen prevents public oversight and ignores the risks associated with placing nuclear facilities in densely populated areas near the Great Lakes.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), acting for Earthlife Africa Johannesburg and groundWork, submitted a letter to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) on 16 February 2018 requesting the postponement of public hearings for the proposed Thabametsi and Khanyisa coal-fired power stations. The CER argues that pending litigation over environmental authorisations, missing water and atmospheric emission licences, and the lack of a promulgated new Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) prevent NERSA from making a legally consistent and public-interest-based decision.

This document is a submission of a Pollution Prevention Plan (PPP) for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by Exxaro Coal (Pty) Ltd - Grootegeluk, including a declaration of accuracy for the provided information.

This document is a formal objection submitted by the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) regarding the proposed use of Karpowerships in Saldanha Bay. The CER argues that the project is inconsistent with South Africa's climate commitments, lacks transparency, and fails to consider cheaper, cleaner energy alternatives.

A cover letter from Matimba Power Station to the Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism submitting a correlation test report to comply with Minimum Emission Standard requirements.

This document is a resubmitted Pollution Prevention Plan (PPP) from Hillside Aluminium (Pty) Ltd to the South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), dated August 20, 2018. The resubmission follows a rejection of the initial June 21, 2018, filing due to missing pages and incorrect 2016 emission data. The report describes the aluminium production process at the Richards Bay facility and outlines a commitment to implement environmental projects over a five-year period.