A Quebec Superior Court judge has rejected an environmental group’s request for an injunction to stop work at the site of the future Northvolt plant, a massive, multi-billion-dollar EV battery installation east of Montreal.
Work had recently begun but was halted when the Centre québécois du droit de l’environnement (CQDE), filed the injunction request in mid-January, calling for the work to stop. Three citizens were also part of the court challenge.
They argued the permits and authorizations to proceed with the plant were unreasonable and failed to fully protect wetlands and species at risk.
Northvolt told the court stopping the work even temporarily would be fatal for the company
