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International Business Times
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James PHEBY

UK Blocks Approval Of First Coal Mine In 30 Years

The project is highly contentious, pitting enthusiastic backers in Cumbria and beyond against environmentalists (Credit: AFP)

Environmental campaigners on Friday claimed a "huge victory" after a court ruling overturned a decision to allow planning permission for the UK's first deep coal mine in 30 years.

High Court judge David Holgate said the previous Conservative government's original decision to grant permission for the Whitehaven mine in Cumbria, northwest England, was "legally flawed".

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