Updated picture post: fracking day of action
Opponents of fracking held a demonstration outside BP’s headquarters in London as part of an international day of action.
Campaigners condemn UK gas company for legal action against Slovenia over fracking delays
A British gas company is using a controversial treaty to sue Slovenia for insisting on protection for groundwater from fracking.
Climate change protesters block Surrey oil site
Campaigners from Extinction Rebellion have locked themselves together to block the entrance of the Horse Hill oil site near Gatwick.
Fylde businessman to head legal action against Cuadrilla over fracking quake damage
A businessman who lives near Cuadrilla’s shale gas site is preparing to sue the company on behalf of residents who say their homes were damaged in August’s fracking-induced earthquake.
Government has 18 months to act on climate change – official adviser
The UK’s credibility to tackle climate change rests on government action over the next 18 months, the official adviser said today.
Friends of the Earth begins High Court action against fracking company’s protest injunction
Friends of the Earth has launched legal proceedings to try to force Cuadrilla to “substantially reduce” the scale of its injunction against anti-fracking protests.
Campaigners halt council meeting over “lack of action on fossil fuels”
Surrey County Council interrupted its meeting today when campaigners, calling for a halt to oil drilling, began singing the hit song by The Police Every Breath You Take.
Lancashire Tory and Labour MPs call for government action over fracking tremors
Conservative and Labour MPs in Lancashire have written to the business secretary, Greg Clark, demanding action following a series of tremors linked to Cuadrilla’s fracking operation near Blackpool.
99-hour anti-fracking protest “caused travel delays and cost £1,000s”, sentencing hearing told
An anti-fracking protest that lasted nearly 100 hours caused travel disruption and incurred extra costs for Lancashire Police and the shale gas company, Preston Crown Court heard this afternoon.
Government faces second legal challenge over new planning rules on fracking
A second environmental group is taking legal action against the government over its new planning policy on fracking and onshore oil and gas.
