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Balancing Environmental Protection with Economic Development: The Greenland Mining Dilemma

Vermont Law

Economic costs notwithstanding, the precautionary principle applied in cases like Pfizer Animal Health v. Council of the European Union(2002) undergirds Greenlands ban on uranium mining. The principle is that uncertainty in scientific evidence does not justify a delay in measures to protect the environment.