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In 2018, it applied for an extension which was unanimously rejected by planning councillors in 2023. Undeterred, Bryn Bach Coal Ltd is trying again! This time with a slightly smaller extension of some 85,000 tonnes rather than 95,000 tonnes. Check out our quick read or in-depth analysis.... Read more...

The proposed West Cumbria Coal mine lost its planning permission in September 2024. Since then, its application to get a full coal mining license was refused by the Coal Authority, another nail in the coffin of the proposed coking coal mine... Read more...

A mining company is proprosing to extract the coal from some of the colossal Council-owned coal tips in Bedwas. The company promises that it would use some of the sales of the coal to restore those coal tips later. But South Wales is littered with reasons not to trust restoration promises - and we need to be burying coal, not unearthing it. Read more...

Smoke filled the sky across the industrial parts of the UK, as coal powered the industrial revolution. First coal brought prosperity and progress, but over decades the smoke stacks have been identified as a major cause of the climate crisis...Read more...

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