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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