Cuadrilla breached permit over venting unburned methane at Lancashire frack site
The Environment Agency has warned Cuadrilla over allowing climate-changing methane to vent into the atmosphere from the Preston New Road fracking site.
‘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.
Updated: Council rejects community appeal against eviction of monitoring station at E Yorks drill site
People living near Rathlin Energy’s East Yorkshire oil and gas site have vowed to continue monitoring the company’s activities.
Rathlin seeks to vary permit for East Yorkshire oil and gas site
Views are invited on an application by Rathlin Energy to change its environmental permit for the West Newton oil and gas site north of Hull.
Two more breaches of permit rules at Cuadrilla fracking site
The Environment Agency (EA) has reported two minor breaches of the Cuadrilla’s environmental permit when it carried out a site visit at Preston New Road in October.
Campaigners seek emergency court injunction against fracking at Cuadrilla’s shale gas site
A Lancashire campaigner is going to court to try to stop Cuadrilla fracking near Blackpool. He says he fears the authorities have failed to protect local people from emergencies at the site.
Updated: Cuadrilla warned over another environmental breach at Lancashire fracking site
Permit breaches at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road fracking site have risen to at least six, online publication of a report has confirmed.
