Government calls in Druridge Bay coal mine planning approval on climate change grounds

James Murray
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Letter on behalf of Communities Secretary Sajid Javid requests information on 'extent to which the proposed development is consistent with government policies for meeting the challenge of climate change'

The Druridge Bay open cast coal mine could be blocked on climate change grounds, after the government 'called in' the recent planning approval granted to the controversial project. In what is thought...

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