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	"author_name": "Coal Action Network",
	"author_url": "https://actionnetwork.org/groups/coal-action-network",
	"title": "Rule out expanding Ffos-y-fran opencast coal mine",
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	"description": "On Thursday 26th April, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council will meet to consider the Merthyr (South Wales) Ltd mining company&#x27;s application to officially extend the Ffos-y-fran opencast coal mine until 31 March 2024. We demand Councillors listen to local residents suffering noise and dust pollution for over a decade, and reject this expansion in the midst of our climate emergency. BACKGROUND Ffos-y-fran is a large opencast coal mine in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales which has operated for over 15 years. st. On 06th September 2022, planning permission for the opencast coal mining came to an end… but the mining company continues mining an average of 1,000 tonnes of coal every day (emitting the equivalent CO2 to burning 1.5 million litres of petrol)! The local Council claims the mining company, Merthyr (South Wales) Ltd lied about stopping mining but still refuses to take any action to stop the illicit coal mining happening at Ffos-y-fran. This makes a mockery of local democracy, equality in law, and Welsh Government&#x27;s climate commitments.",
	"url": "https://actionnetwork.org/letters/rule-out-expanding-ffos-y-fran-opencast-coal-mine"
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