Druridge Bay: Sajid Javid refuses coal mine planning permission citing climate concerns

James Murray
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Decision letter confirms that Secretary of State gave "very considerable weight" to greenhouse gas emissions that would result from controversial coal mine

The government has today refused planning permission for the proposed open cast coal mine at Druridge Bay in Northumberland, citing concerns over landscape and climate impacts from the controversial development....

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