High Court ruling on peat extraction welcomed by EPA
A High Court order has been passed calling for the ceasing of extraction of peat from a large area of peatlands in counties Westmeath, Cavan and Monaghan. The order has been welcomed by the Environmental Protection Agency. Harte Peat is a family-run business, and thought to be one of the largest suppliers to the Irish mushroom industry. The company had been trying to overturn a 2020 decision made by the…