Environmental Groups Sue Over Greek Gas Project

The EU-backed project, seen as an alternative to Russian energy, faces legal action over environmental concerns.

Five Greek and international environmental campaign agencies, including Greenpeace and the World Wide Fund for Nature, have launched legal action against a major natural gas project in Greece.
The project, supported by the European Union, is seen as a regional alternative to Russian energy.
The groups argue that the plant, which is set to go online early next year, is 'accident-prone' and poses a threat to the local marine environment, including a protected area.
Greece's government has won EU approval to provide more than 165 million euros ($180 million) in state aid to the project, arguing that natural gas remains a key source of energy as countries transition to renewables.
The new terminal, set to launch in the next three months following tests, will have a regasification capacity of up to 5.5 billion cubic meters a year.