Two Norway wind farms lose their licenses in a landmark Indigenous rights ruling
Norway's top court ruled that construction of wind turbines in the Fosen region interfered with Sami herders' cultural rights under international conventions.
October 11, 2021
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OSLO — Norway’s supreme court stripped two wind farms of their operating licenses on Monday in a case that could boost the legal rights of the country’s Indigenous Sami people.
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