Environmental campaigners have this month been granted permission for a judicial review of the decision in 2019 by Cumbria County Council to allow the first deep coal mine to be built in decades. According to Local Government Lawyer:
Rowan Smith, solicitor at law firm Leigh Day, who is representing Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole, with Anna Dews and Carol Day from Leigh Day, said: "This legal action shines a light on how all local planning authorities should assess the climate change impacts of development of this nature, particularly with the backdrop of the UK Parliament declaring a climate emergency and the Government’s commitment to ensuring that the Net Zero target is reached by 2050."
I spoke to the campaigners in Cumbria who have raised more than £9,000 to cover the cost of legal fees in their fight to stop the new coal mine.— Rebecca Henrys (@RebeccaHenrys) December 12, 2019
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