Coal

Culture

The communities living in the shadow of the coal industry

Sobering reality — Dan Wilton has travelled across nine European countries capturing the scars on the environment and the consequences for those who live near mines and coal power plants.

Written by: Bea Tridimas

Activism

The teens behind a landmark climate lawsuit

Futures before fossil — A group of teenagers from Australia are suing the government over a coal mine extension. Win or lose, it’ll make a profound difference across the world to similar cases fighting to make climate change a children's rights issue.

Written by: Lucia Osborne-Crowley

Culture

Forever Changes: Teenage life in Britain’s old mining towns

All Dressed Up — Photographer Karen Robinson spent over a year hanging out with the young women of East Durham, illuminating the hopes and dreams of people failed by society. What she captured were candid moments of humour, innocence and working-class resilience.

Written by: Cian Traynor

Activism

How activists shut down one of Europe's dirtiest coal mines

Saying no to coal — Climate change is the greatest threat facing our planet – and it doesn’t give a damn where you live. As perpetrators of climate chaos collude across borders, a new wave of activists are forming their own international web. They’re reclaiming our right to self-determination – before it’s too late to act.

Written by: Michael Segalov

Activism

Hundreds of activists shut down the UK’s largest opencast coal mine

Direct action against fossil fuels — Reclaim the Power halt work at Ffos-y-fran mine in south Wales to pressure for a post-carbon future.

Written by: Alex King

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