Scrap destructive Gwent Levels motorway plan, charities say
Guardian: Ten leading environmental charities have claimed a proposed section of motorway that would cut through wildlife-rich wetland represents “ecological destruction on an unprecedented scale”.
The charities have written an open letter to the Welsh government calling for it to scrap £1bn plans to build a 14-mile stretch of motorway through the Gwent Levels near Newport in south Wales.
They argue the “the weight and strength of environmental evidence” should lead the government to withdraw the scheme,…
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