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  "path": "/uk/news/2026/06/09/coal-mine-carmarthenshire/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-09T20:11:11.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.thecanary.co",
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  "textContent": "Carmarthenshire County Council has rejected Bryn Bach Coal Ltd’s second attempt to expand and extend the currently dormant Glan Lash opencast coal mine, about 15 miles north of Swansea. This followed hundreds of hand-written and online objections from residents in the county. The decision reflects a clear, strategic commitment to climate leadership, rare habitat protection, […]\n\nBy The Canary",
  "title": "Ancient woodland saved in council’s rejection of UK’s last opencast coal application"
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