A rally to oppose the coal mine near Whitehaven in Cumbria at the proposed site in 2022 (Friends of the Earth) The company behind a proposed development for the UK’s first coal mine in 30 years ...

The company behind a proposed development for the UK’s first coal mine in 30 years has withdrawn its planning application. The Government confirmed on Friday that West Cumbria Mining (WCM ...

The Government confirmed on Friday that West Cumbria Mining withdrew its application for the site near Whitehaven.

Shuozhou’s mines ... coal in favour of cleaner sources of power, the city would be “finished”, warns Sun Zhigang, a recently retired miner who is out walking his dog in the park. Map ...

They found that, despite a more than sixfold increase in demand for energy-related metals — bringing the total up to just over 3 billion tons — total global ore extraction would decrease by a third ...

As renewable energy gathers steam around the world, the harms of mining its mineral components continue to grow. On the environmental front, for example, there’s the destruction of Indonesian ...

A community in Newcastle is coming together the commemorate the centenary of the darkest day in its history. Next weekend marks the 100th anniversary of the Montagu pit disaster in Scotswood, a mining ...

The UK and France have taken delivery of an AI-driven naval mine-hunting system. The MMCM uses autonomous systems for mine detection, removing the need for crewed ships. Naval mines create complex ...

Genocide in Gaza; wildfires and extreme weather; economic meltdown and falling living standards; fascist parties climbing in ...