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Federal agency failed to monitor AZ coal mines' water use, report says
Coal mining depleted areas of a critical aquifer in the Black Mesa region of the Navajo Nation, but a federal agency didn't consider the losses environmentally damaging, researchers concluded in a new study of the aquifer in northern Arizona.
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Scavengers, miners, and climate activists: Can Poland ditch coal?
Poland has a deep and historic relationship with coal, importing huge amounts despite producing yet more locally.
Biden, Trudeau announce progress on Canadian coal mine pollution agreement
President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have announced a forthcoming deal to “reduce and mitigate” the impact of pollution flowing into Montana and Idaho from Canadian coal mines.
Fears Whitehaven Harbour orange water linked to coal mine work
Campaigners say a mining licence for a company due to open the UK's first coal mine for decades should not be renewed after water at a harbour turned orange.
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Greta Thunberg removed by German police from coal mine protest site
Demonstrators have been trying to block plans to raze the town of Lützerath.
Friends of the Earth to launch legal action against Cumbrian mine
An environmental campaign group said it will be taking legal action against the UK Government’s decision to approve a new coal mine in Cumbria.
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Editorial: UK's warmest year on record is another warning about opportunities we must not miss
To use a grim but apt metaphor, the news that 2022 will be the UK’s warmest year on record is another dead canary in the coal mine warning us about the dangers of climate change.
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