Welsh council rejects plans for new opencast coal mine
by John Vidal from on (#GKJE)
Green groups offer legal support to Caerphilly council after mining company Miller Argent threatens to sue them for costs
Climate change campaigners have promised legal support to a Welsh council that rejected a new opencast coal mine, but which now faces being sued for costs by the company.
Councillors on the planning committee of Caerphilly county borough council unanimously rejected an application by Miller Argent to extract 6m tonnes of coal at Nant Llesg, near Rhymney.
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