Welsh Government says that it does not have power to decide on coal mining license
The Welsh Government has said that it does not have the power to veto the award of a Welsh coal mine operator’s license by the UK Coal Authority. Energybuild Mining Limited has operated the coal mine, Aberpergwm Colliery in Neath Port Talbot, since 2004 and was given planning permission from by Neath Port Talbot to…