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Coal tip safety investigation reveals high risk sites

Coal tip safety investigation reveals high risk sites

22 February 2021, by Maxine Perella

Nearly 300 old coal tips in Wales have been classed as ‘high risk’ following an extensive mapping exercise by the government-led Coal Tip Safety Taskforce.

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