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UK court blocks Heathrow expansion over climate concerns

by Associated Press
| February 27, 2020 6:30 AM

LONDON (AP) — Heathrow Airport's plans to increase capacity of Europe's biggest travel hub by over 50% were stalled Thursday when a British court said the government failed to consider its commitment to combat climate change when it approved the project.

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