August date for Court of Appeal hearing on Cuadrilla’s fracking site
The next stage in a legal battle over ministerial approval of fracking in Lancashire reaches the Court of Appeal in London in August.
“Government’s extension of gas exploration licence was unlawful”, court told
An anti-fracking campaigner claimed in the High Court today that the government had acted unlawfully when it gave IGas more time to drill for gas near his home in Cheshire
Live updates: Day 2 Leith Hill camp eviction
An operation to evict a protection camp continues for a second day on land near Leith Hill in Surrey earmarked by Europa to drill for oil. Check here for updates throughout the day.
No fracking references in Queen’s Speech
As predicted by several newspapers yesterday, Conservative manifesto pledges on shale gas did not make it into this morning’s Queen’s Speech.
Live updates: eviction of Leith Hill protection camp
An eviction is underway at a protection camp at the site earmarked for Europa’s oil exploration well at Bury Hill Wood, near Leith Hill in Surrey. We’ll be updating this post with information as it comes in. The camp was established on 28 October 2016 and an eviction […]
INEOS shale gas plans at Harthill open for comment – key details on the application
Plans by INEOS to explore for shale gas in the greenbelt between Sheffield and Worksop are now open for comment.
Yorkshire fracking company receives official warning over incorrect emissions data
The shale gas company preparing to frack in North Yorkshire breached one of its environmental permits by failing to publish correct emissions data, it has emerged.
Protest update: 19-25 June 2017
In this week’s update on protests about fracking and the onshore oil and gas industry: Eviction of Leith Hill Protection Camp, Surrey 6-person lock-on at equipment supplier in Preston Demonstration at A E Yates in Bolton Greenpeace protesters in court in Blackpool This post will be updated throughout […]
60-tonne lorry to deliver equipment along sunken lane to drilling site near Leith Hill – traffic plan
Road closures, stop-go boards and parking suspensions are among the proposals in a long-awaited plan for routing delivery lorries weighing up to 60 tonnes to Europa’s oil exploration site near Leith Hill in Surrey. The consultation on the company’s traffic management plan closes tomorrow (Wednesday 21st June).
Rural campaigners toughen policy on fracking and call for moratorium
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has changed its policy on fracking and called for a moratorium unless shale gas extraction secures “radical reductions” in carbon emissions.
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