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Demonstrators outside the proposed site of the Whitehaven coal mine in Cumbria in 2021 (Owen Humphreys/PA)

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Coal mine plans should be ‘permanently shelved’ after court ruling: campaigners

Environmental groups have called for proposals for the UK’s first coal mine for 30 years to be “permanently shelved”.

By Callum Parke13 Sep 2024UK PA Media

Activists outside the Royal Courts of Justice for the hearing in July (Jonathan Salariya/Friends of the Earth/PA)

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Planning permission for UK’s first coal mine in 30 years quashed by High Court

Mr Justice Holgate said in a ruling on Friday that giving the go-ahead for the coal mine at Whitehaven in Cumbria was “legally...

By Callum Parke13 Sep 2024UK PA Media

Lawyers for Drax Power said the firm had sought the court’s protection after a North Yorkshire Police tip-off (Anna Gowthorpe/PA)

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Power station secures injunction against ‘threat of protest’

Threat of Drax protests and activist encampment sees power station receive injunction after court hearing.

By Callum Parke25 Jul 2024UK PA Media

Three groups challenged Grant Shapps’ decision to approve the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan in March 2023, when he was Secretary of State for for Energy Security and Net Zero (Maja Smiejkowska/PA)

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UK Government acted unlawfully in approving climate plan: High Court

The former secretary of state, Grant Shapps's decision to approve the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan was ruled “not justified by the evidence”.

By Callum Parke3 May 2024UK PA Media