Preparation for fracking at a site in a North Yorkshire village saw nitrogen oxides pollution peak to levels comparable with the morning rush hour in North Kensington, research has revealed.
Helen Savage responds to government support for fracking from the West Sussex village of Balcombe, scene of anti-fracking protests in summer 2013.
More than one thousand people have signed a petition against oil production in the Lincolnshire Wolds.
The oil and gas industry must improve reporting of climate change impacts or risk losing its social licence, the regulator said today.
The government must not lock-in higher greenhouse gas emissions in the Covid-19 recovery package, its adviser on climate change said today.
Cuadrilla’s Australian investor has suggested that the shale gas company will be looking at new exploration sites next year.
The company that wants to frack for shale gas near Formby in Lancashire is pressing ahead with its planning application, despite the government’s recent moratorium.
Angus Energy’s plans to test the flow of oil at its well at Balcombe in West Sussex are now open for public comment.
People living around the Horse Hill oil site near Gatwick Airport have protested about long-term drilling and production plans.
A government adviser has been accused of “negligent failure” for refusing to revise a report on the health impacts of fracking.
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