Cumbria coal mine

Friends of the Earth and South Lakes Action for Climate Change allege government's decision to approve mine in December was illegal

Move comes alongside reports EDF is looking to extend operation of two UK nuclear power plants until 2026 in response to energy security concerns

Campaign group has formally filed its application in the High Court to challenge the government’s decision to grant planning permission for a new coal mine in Cumbria

Legal action to be launched against government's controversial decision to green light plans for a new coking coal mine in Cumbria

Government faces mounting pressure to reverse controversial decision to approve UK's first new coal mine in decades

Latest evidence of support for onshore renewables development comes as government faces further splits over controversial coal mine planning decision

Government tells Friends of the Earth it needs more time to consider 'complex matter'

Fossil gas' share of electricity supplies shrinks to less than 15 per cent over weekend as wind power meets more than half of UK demand

COP26 President presses detonator for chimney stacks at Ferrybridge C power station, hailing the blast as a tangible sign of the ongoing demise of coal power