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Aberpergwm Judicial Review appeal

On 15th and 16th March, Coal Action Network took the…
17/08/2023

Ffos-y-fran mining company acting “unilaterally and unlawfully”

Respected senior Barrister, James Maurici KC, and Barrister Toby Fisher…
22/06/2023

Actions against proposed Whitehaven coal mine since Govt approval

Groups have taken action since the government approved a new…
23/05/2023

Aberpergwm Judicial Review decision

it was announced the Judicial Review decision has upheld the…
19/05/2023

Victory! We stopped Ffos-y-fran opencast from extending coal operations!

After two decades of campaigning, last night (26/04/23) Merthyr Tydfil…
27/04/2023

New research: coal mine restoration in Wales

This report combines field and desk-based research to shine a…
13/12/2022

Webinar on restoration in South Wales

This webinar marks the launch of a report, ‘Coal Mine…
28/11/2022

We don’t need to set fire to our future to keep warm this winter

We sometimes hear from people that they are worried coal…
14/11/2022

Coal is finite, but we are relentless

FINITE features the Campaign to Protect Pont Valley and the…
27/10/2022

“Scotland … has drawn a line, the era of coal is over”

The Scottish government has stated that the “era of coal…
15/10/2022

Ffos-y-fran opencast coal mine pressures Council for extension in climate crisis

Ffos-y-fran (pronounced in English as Fossey-vran) is a large opencast…
14/09/2022

Key facts: illegal Ffos-y-fran opencast coal mine expansion

Key facts & figures for 16 months of illegal coal…
19/08/2022

Write to your MP to stop the Whitehaven coal mine proposal

The decision to stop or allow the proposed 61.4 million…
05/08/2022

Coal extraction – call for evidence

oth Wales and Scotland has a long legacy of suffering…
03/08/2022

Lochinvar proposal – a licence to harm

New Age Exploration Ltd propose to extract up to 33.7…
18/07/2022

Key facts: Aberpergwm coal mine expansion

42 million tonnes during the life of the extension +…
22/04/2022

Coal round up February 2022

Update on coal extraction and use in the UK. The…
24/02/2022

CAN instructs Barristers to take Welsh Government and the Coal Authority to task over Aberpergwm colliery extension.

Our Barrister’s pre-action letter convincingly puts the power to stop…
09/02/2022

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