News and campaign updates
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Coal2Canopy Varteg case study
Coal2Canopy research basis and case study Coal2Canopy was inspired by…
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New coal mining in England Banned!
New coal mining in England Banned! Yesterday the UK Government…
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Where our coal comes from
Where our coal comes from UK industries still hooked on…
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Glan Lash opencast extension refused…again
Glan Lash opencast extension refused…again Carmarthenshire County Council has rejected…
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Gov’t consultation on industrial decarbonisation
Unambitious response from Government to consultation on industrial decarbonisation CAN…
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The Planning Playbook
The Planning Playbook A guide to challenging extractive applications near…
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Mine water heat potential in Wrexham
Mine water heat potential in Wrexham Coal Action Network is…
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King’s Speech lays out coal mine ban
Support for coal mining ban in the King’s Speech Earlier…
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Wales’ world leading standards for industrial emissions
World leading standards for operational and legacy industrial emissions During…
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Opencast vs deep coal mines: what’s the difference?
Opencast vs deep coal mines: what’s the difference? UK transition…
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Welsh parties commit to restoration ahead of elections
Welsh parties commit to restoration ahead of elections We worked…
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Ben Hodge-McKenna on reopening Welsh coal mines
Ben Hodge-McKenna on reopening Welsh coal mines As part of…
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Our Wales Manifesto 2026
Our Wales Manifesto 2026 Coal Action Network is proud to…
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Lee Anderson MP on “dirty, horrible, dangerous” coal jobs
Lee Anderson MP on “dirty, horrible, dangerous” coal jobs As…
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2026 must be the year that new coal extraction will be banned
2026 must be the year that new coal extraction will…
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A stainless future for steel?
A stainless future for steel? WORLDWIDE Carbon footprint The steel…
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Lifting the lid on damage done by David Stanley Lewis of Pontypool
Lifting the lid on damage done by David Stanley Lewis…
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Westminster Hall debate – Coal tip safety & the coal licence ban
Westminster Hall debate – Coal tip safety & the coal…
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Concrete opportunities for coal-free cement works
Concrete opportunities for coal-free cement works Recommended actions: Concrete numbers…
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New advice shows Government how coal prohibition can prevent all new coal prospecting
New advice shows Government how coal prohibition can prevent all…
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Barristers tackle tip law & licensing
Barristers tackle tip law & licensing Fresh legal advice suggests…
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Glan Lash opencast “off-set” exposed
Glan Lash opencast “off-set” exposed In 2019, Bryn Bach Coal…
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Who’s enabling massive restoration cuts at Ffos-y-fran?
Who’s enabling massive restoration cuts at Ffos-y-fran? Merthyr (South Wales)…
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The human cost of the stolen £millions
The human cost of the stolen £millions The mining company,…
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Cross-party support at Senedd drop-in session to act on coal legacy
Cross-party support at Senedd drop-in session to act on coal…
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The Bill that risks reigniting coal mining in Wales
The Bill that risks reigniting coal mining in Wales Summary…
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Janet Finch-Saunders on coal mining & tips in Wales
Janet Finch-Saunders on coal mining & tips in Wales As…
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Tip closest to residents to remain untouched
Tip closest to residents in Trethomas to remain untouched This…
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The natural world of Glan Lash
The natural world of Glan Lash This nature was photographed…
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Glan Lash extension: the second attempt
Glan Lash extension: the second attempt A coal mine extension…
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Committee takes forward CAN’s key recommendations
Committee takes forward CAN’s key recommendations Background In February, CAN…
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Westminster: our evidence on Wales’ coal legacy
Westminster: our evidence on Wales’ coal legacy Coal Action Network…
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Lethal landscape: cuts to Ffos-y-fran mine restoration puts community at risk
Lethal landscape: cuts to Ffos-y-fran mine restoration puts community at…
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We’re back in the Senedd giving oral evidence
We’re back in the Senedd giving oral evidence on the…
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Demand nature be restored to Ffos-y-fran opencast site
Demand nature be restored to Ffos-y-fran opencast site Mining company…
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We investigate mining company’s ‘missing’ millions
We investigate mining company’s ‘missing’ millions Background Mining company: Merthyr…
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We expose company making misleading claims
We expose company making misleading claims Summary In its environmental…
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UK Government: is the left hand speaking to the right hand?
UK Government: is the left hand speaking to the right…
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Under pressure: Europe’s largest mining investment conference
Under pressure: Europe’s largest mining investment conference To B Corp…
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Coal tips in Wales – what are they?
Coal tips in Wales – what are they? Coal tips,…
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UK Government makes it official: coal mining no more
UK Government makes it official: coal mining no more Massive…
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Turkey’s deadly coal consumption – Türkiye’nin Kömür Kullanımına Devam Etmesi
Turkey’s deadly coal consumption – Türkiye’nin Kömür Kullanımına Devam Etmesi…
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Welsh position on a coal ban needs to change
Welsh position on a coal ban needs to change A…
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Key facts: Glan Lash opencast coal mine expansion
Key facts: Glan Lash opencast coal mine expansion Bryn Bach…
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Consett Steelworks closure – a Just Transition? (An interview)
Consett Steelworks closure – a Just Transition? (An interview) Pat…
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Historic moment UK ends coal for power generation
Historic moment UK ends coal for power generation The UK…
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Coal, British Industry, and Colonialism
Coal, British Industry, and Colonialism FUELLING, AND FUELLED BY, COLONIALISM…
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Victory – West Cumbria Coal Mine Rejected!
Victory – West Cumbria Coal Mine Rejected! Campaigners celebrate as…
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Restoration without the climate vandalism
Restoration without the climate vandalism Background ERI Ltd launched its…
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Aberpergwm campaign timeline
Campaign to stop Aberpergwm – the story so far Discovery…
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Horse Hill Supreme Court victory
Horse Hill Supreme Court victory Fantastic news today, 20th June…
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UK election 2024: Parties line up to ban more coal mining
UK election 2024: Parties line up to ban more coal…
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Key facts: Aberpergwm coal mine expansion
Key facts: Aberpergwm coal mine expansion Coal & refuse to…
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We expose Ffos-y-fran secretly floods massive void
We expose Ffos-y-fran secretly floods massive void Local residents kept…
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Charges dropped for activists blocking Ffos-y-fran coal mine as company hides finances
Charges dropped for activists blocking Ffos-y-fran coal mine as company…
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Unite to fight for a just steel transition
Unite to fight for a just steel transition Background Port…
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Mines and Money Conference – ditch the dirty dollars, invest in our future!
Mines and Money Conference – ditch the dirty dollars, invest…
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Protest the Mines & Money conference 2023
Protest the Mines & Money conference 2023 Global mining companies…
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Glan Lash coal extension application – refused
Glan Lash coal extension application – refused What was at…
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Judicial Review filed against Ffos-y-fran illegal coal mine
Judicial Review filed against Ffos-y-fran illegal coal mine UPDATE: the…
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“Scotland… has drawn a line, the era of coal is over”
“Scotland… has drawn a line, the era of coal is…
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Key facts: Whitehaven coal mine
Key facts: Whitehaven coal mine West Cumbria Mining Ltd want…
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Ffos-y-fran mining company acting “unilaterally and unlawfully”
Ffos-y-fran mining company acting “unilaterally and unlawfully” Respected senior Barristers,…
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Ffos-y-fran: timeline of illegal coal mining
Ffos-y-fran: timeline of illegal coal mining What follows is an…
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Victory! Ffos-y-fran opencast stopped from extending coal operations
Victory! Ffos-y-fran opencast stopped from extending coal operations After 20…
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Petition delivered to the Welsh Government: call in and reject this coal mine!
Petition delivered to the Welsh Government: call in and reject…
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Santa delivers Christmas coal to Gove for Whitehaven approval
Santa delivers Christmas coal to Gove for Whitehaven approval Cumbria…
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Research: Coal mine restoration in South Wales
Click the arrows for coal-mine based chapters, or here for…
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Informal briefing to Welsh Government on Aberpergwm and Welsh coal
Informal briefing to Welsh Government on Aberpergwm and Welsh coal…
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Coal is finite, but we are relentless
Coal is finite, but we are relentless Rich Felgate’s film…
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Licenced: the Aberpergwm coal mine extension to 2039
Licenced: the Aberpergwm coal mine extension On 25th January 2022……
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Ffos-y-fran: Key facts on illegal opencast coal mine extension
Key facts & figures for 16 months of illegal coal…
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Lochinvar coal mine proposal – licenced
Lochinvar coal mine proposal – licenced Update – Sat 15th…
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An open letter to stop the Aberpergwm coal extension
An open letter to stop the Aberpergwm coal extension Update…
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52 people tragically killed in mining explosion in Kemerovo region of Russia
52 people tragically killed in mining explosion in Kemerovo region…
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Coal in Steel: Problems and solutions
Coal in Steel: problems and solutions (2021) Coal Action Network…
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West Cumbria Mining Ltd and EMR Capital – we reveal all
West Cumbria Mining Ltd and EMR Capital – we reveal…
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The latest cautionary tale: Halton Lea Gate opencast coal mine
The latest cautionary tale: Halton Lea Gate opencast coal mine…
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Dongria – our friend, gone too soon
Dongria – our friend, gone too soon Today (10th July…
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Tonight, the end of an 800-year era for coal exports from the North East of England
Tonight, the end of an 800-year era for coal exports…
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Youth activists pressure government to stop coking coal mine
Youth activists pressure government to stop coking coal mine “Nothing…
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EMR Capital’s other coking coal mine – Kestrel, Queensland
EMR Capital’s other coking coal mine – Kestrel, Queensland EMR…
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Local campaigners save Dewley Hill from Banks Group’s opencast plan
Local campaigners save Dewley Hill from Banks Group’s opencast plan…
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DRURIDGE BAY OPENCAST COAL MINE REJECTED
DRURIDGE BAY OPENCAST COAL MINE REJECTED Late on the 8th…
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Coal mining in the Pont Valley to end August 2020
Coal mining in the Pont Valley to end August 2020…
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Coal mining in the Pont Valley to end August 2020
Coal mining in the Pont Valley to end August 2020…
