In a blow to the fossil fuel industry, Friends of the Earth and South Lakes Action on Climate Change have won their court cases against plans to build a coal mine in Cumbria. Read our legal briefing and find out why the plans were unlawful, as well as destructive and unnecessary.
As Birmingham Friends of the Earth opens the doors to its revamped HQ, architect Ben Mabbett tells me why he donated his skills – and lots of time – to the project.