Between 13 and 15 May 2016, 3,500–4,000 environmental activists blocked the open-pit coal mine and the Black Pump power station to limit climate change in a protect known as Ende Gelände 2016.
bᵻtwˌiːn θˈɜːtiːn ænd fˈɪftiːn mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn, θɹˈiː,fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹ,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɛnvˌaɪɹənmˈɛntəl ˈæktɪvˌɪsts blˈɑːkt ðɪ ˈoʊpənpˈɪt kˈoʊl mˈaɪn ænd ðə blˈæk pˈʌmp pˈaʊɚ stˈeɪʃən tə lˈɪmɪt klˈaɪmət tʃˈeɪndʒ ɪn ɐ pɹətˈɛkt nˈoʊn æz ˈɛnd dʒˈɛlɛnd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn.