Britain: Yorkshire Uproar | European Journal

The building of a huge potash mine promises to make Yorkshire once again a mining centre and could create up to 5000 new jobs. But environmentalists fear for the future of one of the most beautiful protected landscapes in England.Some of the potash deposits lie directly beneath the North York Moors National Park and extend under the nearby North Sea. Environmentalists fear that building the huge mine and the countless tons of waste material that will be produced will destroy part of the national park. The mayors of surrounding communities, in contrast, are celebrating. They hope that, after decades of decline, the pits could provide new impetus for reviving the local economy.