Second eviction outside East Yorkshire well site
A camp established to monitor operations at an oil and gas exploration site in East Yorkshire has been evicted for a second time.
Ruth Hayhurst
Investigative journalist and environmental writer. Specialising in UK onshore oil and gas, fracking and the reaction to it.
Breaking: Cuadrilla announces it will not appeal against Roseacre Wood shale gas refusal
The fracking company, Cuadrilla, has announced it will not appeal against the refusal of planning permission for a second shale gas site in Lancashire.
‘Gold standard’ regulation of UK onshore oil and gas is a joke, says MEP
UK oil and gas companies are regularly breaching regulation of their operations with little consequence, new research published today concludes.
New questions as oil company rules out acid injection in Weald wells
An oil exploration company has said it will not inject dilute acid to stimulate flow at any of its wells in the Weald basin in southern England.
MPs to investigate fracking earthquakes
A parliamentary group is seeking expert evidence on earthquakes caused by fracking.
“Unpleasant and biased” campaign against engineer cleared twice of misconduct over fracking debates
An engineer who has called for stricter regulation of fracking was subjected to a public campaign to discredit him, a disciplinary investigation by his professional body has noted.
New law on fracking earthquakes clears first hurdle
A parliamentary bill to limit earthquakes caused by fracking has passed its first stage unopposed today.
