According to Binz, he has filed a complaint against the planned Rügen terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) with the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig. The lawsuit filed on Thursday by the authorized representative Reiner Geulen is directed against the approval of the Stralsund Mining Authority for part of the connection pipeline, which became known at the beginning of the week, the municipality announced on Friday. The court could not immediately be reached for confirmation. “By filing a lawsuit, the municipality of Binz has applied for an immediate halt to construction,” it said. The municipality is completely opposed to the planned industrial plants. The German Environmental Aid (DUH) had already announced a corresponding lawsuit and the application for an immediate halt to construction.
Binz has been up in arms against the project for months. According to community officials, it threatens the environment and tourism, which is important to the island. In addition, the community again referred to the risks that would arise from the operation of the facilities in the neighboring port of Mukran. Tanker traffic and the necessary dredging of the shipping channel would also have an impact on the coastal region.