'It wasn't an easy decision': Cumbria council unanimously approves new coal mine
County council claims potential for new jobs in the short term 'outweighed concerns about climate change and local amenity'
Cumbria County Council's planning committee has unanimously given its backing for a new deep coal mine on the North West coast, arguing the potential short term jobs boost "outweighed concerns about climate...
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