UK blocks approval of first coal mine in 30 years …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
The project is highly contentious, pitting enthusiastic backers in Cumbria and beyond against environmentalists.
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Source: AFP
Environmental campaigners on Friday claimed a “huge victory” after a court ruling overturned a decision to allow planning permission for the UK’s first deep coal mine in 30 years.
High Court judge David Holgate said the previous Conservative government’s original decision to grant permission for the Whitehaven mine in Cumbria, northwest…
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