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Thousands will lose their jobs in the coming months and the deep scars left by 1970s factory closures remain. Change must be quick

Company insists project should go ahead despite new government saying it had been unlawfully approved

UK Steel says British firms paid prices in spring well over double French and Spanish equivalents

Michael Gove said UK needed coal to make steel, but business department papers drafted around same time say it will not

UK’s coal-hungry blast furnaces likely to be replaced, making economic case for mine ‘dead in the water’ says local MP

If the plant were to be shuttered, production would likely be moved offshore to a location where energy is cheaper and environmental regulations lax.

The government says the needs of UK steelmaking override the environmental impact. The industry thinks differentlyThe decision to approve a new £165m coalmine in Cumbria reveals an unpleasant truth about the government....

‘Red wall credentials’ suspected at Westminster as real reason for approval by Michael Gove

Friends of the Earth says there will be no market for Whitehaven coal as Europe’s steelmakers move to ‘green steel’

As final decision looms on controversial pit, industry expert says there is no domestic market for its fuel

Crippling climate change levies are forcing Britain’s steelmakers to cut production after a doubling in the cost of carbon emissions in just nine months.

Industry leaders say means-tested package is no more than ‘flimsy sticking plaster’ for high energy costs

Swedish carmaker joins forces with steel firm to use technology that replaces coal with hydrogen

Exclusive: Prof Sir Robert Watson says backing of Cumbrian mine refutes claims of climate leadership

Report says steel made with renewable hydrogen could become a multibillion-dollar export industry employing 25,000 people in central Queensland and Hunter Valley