Victory for climate campaigners as government calls in controversial Cumbrian coal mine

Cecilia Keating
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BREAKING: Government confirms Communities Secretary will now intervene and review plans to build UK's first coal mine in 30 years

The government has belatedly decided to call in plans to build a controversial coal mine in Cumbria, bowing to intense pressure from campaigners who have argued the project is inconsistent with the UK's...

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