By Wu Po-Hsuan, Wu Liang-yi and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporters, with staff writerTaiwan has a system in place to protect the public from radioactive ocean contamination, the Atomic Energy Council （AEC） said, as Japan moves closer to dumping wastewater from the derelict Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant.
INDIGENOUS FOCUS: Their villages are disproportionately affected and need ‘climate transitional justice,’ a coalition said as cross-party negotiations on the bill are startingBy Jason Pan / Staff reporter
A resort planned near Taitung County’s Shanyuan Bay (杉原灣) on Wednesday failed an environmental assessment for the second time, dealing another blow to the project, which has been languishing in review for 16 years.
Reviewers deliberated for 15 minutes before rejecting the application to allow construction of the project, which has been dubbed the “most troubled zombie tourism investment in history.”
The projected Dulan Bay Golden Sea Resort, which would include a 500-room hotel complex on an 11.3-hectare plot, was initially granted environmental approval in 2000.
However, as construction did not begin within three years, the developers were legally required to submit another