The sweeping edge of the Pennines at Geltsdale is a cathedral for birdsong on a still spring evening. Everything from thrushes to curlew are calling…
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Government documents ‘blow gaping hole’ in its case for Cumbrian coalmine
Previously unseen documents have emerged that appear to contradict the government’s case for a new coalmine in Cumbria. When Michael Gove, the levelling up secretary,…
View More Government documents ‘blow gaping hole’ in its case for Cumbrian coalmineFluffy the alligator snapping turtle found in Cumbrian tarn – video
An alligator snapping turtle, with a jaw experts say can break through bone, was spotted living by a lake in Cumbria. The animal is native…
View More Fluffy the alligator snapping turtle found in Cumbrian tarn – videoRiver in ‘wettest place in England’ in Lake District almost completely dry
The upper River Derwent in Borrowdale in the Lake District – famous for its reputation as the wettest place in England – is almost completely…
View More River in ‘wettest place in England’ in Lake District almost completely dryOldest evidence of plague in Britain found in 4,000-year-old human remains
The oldest evidence for the plague in Britain has been discovered in 4,000-year-old human remains unearthed at bronze age burial sites in Cumbria and Somerset.…
View More Oldest evidence of plague in Britain found in 4,000-year-old human remainsWhy this town wants its coal mine back amidst the climate crisis – video
The controversial decision to approve a new coalmine in Cumbria was met with dismay by UK environmental groups, with many wondering what it meant for…
View More Why this town wants its coal mine back amidst the climate crisis – videoGove’s defence of UK coalmine dismissed as ‘greenwashing nonsense’
Michael Gove’s justification for approving the UK’s first coalmine in three decades is “obviously nonsense” and has no climate justification, according to the carbon offsetting…
View More Gove’s defence of UK coalmine dismissed as ‘greenwashing nonsense’New Cumbria coalmine: backlash grows as steel industry plays down demand
Senior steel industry figures have rejected claims that their demand for coal has driven the government’s divisive decision to sanction the first new UK coalmine…
View More New Cumbria coalmine: backlash grows as steel industry plays down demandThe Observer view on the indefensible decision to open a deep coalmine in a climate crisis | Observer editorial
The decision to approve a new £165m coalmine in Cumbria reveals an unpleasant truth about the government. It demonstrates, with brutal clarity, that No 10…
View More The Observer view on the indefensible decision to open a deep coalmine in a climate crisis | Observer editorialCumbria coalmine is owned by private equity firm with Caymans base
The first deep coalmine to be dug in the UK in a generation is ultimately owned by an international private equity company, with executives whose…
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