When Banks Mining requested planning permission to dig an opencast coal mine at Dewley Hill near Newcastle, they weren't bargaining on a vibrant community campaign.
Throughout Trump's presidency individuals and communities have risen up to protest his climate-wrecking policies. Read these tales of environmental resistance and inspire your inner activist.
In 2018, a leafy suburb in north-east England became a scene of devastation. Now Michael and Angela Green are leading a fight to prevent further destruction of their local parkland.