22 residents near Wugong Road in the New Taipei Industrial Park refused to develop the MRT Loop Line Y19 to Y19A stations, and filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency; Bei Gaoxing believed that their lawsuit was unreasonable and lost the judgment.

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[Reporter Wen Yude/Taipei Report] 22 residents living near Wugong Road in the New Taipei Industrial Park filed a petition requesting the Environmental Protection Agency to prepare and order the Taipei City MRT Engineering Bureau to submit a ring difference analysis report, which must be reviewed and approved by the Environmental Protection Agency. , the development between Y19 Station and Y19A Station of the MRT Loop Line shall not be implemented. The Taipei High Administrative Court held that their lawsuit was groundless and lost the case.

Appealable.

Bei Gaoxing said that whether the MRT Engineering Bureau violated the provisions of the EIA Law is not the scope for the Environmental Protection Agency to punish according to the EIA Law or order improvement within a time limit, or order to stop the implementation of development activities. Even if the MRT Engineering Bureau violates the EIA Law, the EPA will There is no case of negligence in performing duties.

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Bei Gaoxing also emphasized that the 2005 "National Participation in the Environmental Impact Difference Analysis Report of the Taipei MRT System Loop Line Early Planning" included stations Y19 to Y19A. Therefore, the MRT Engineering Bureau implemented development activities in this section and The 22 residents lost the case because they did not violate the provisions of the EIA Law, and the Environmental Protection Agency did not fail to perform their duties under the EIA Law.