Tag: environmental permit

Countryside group urges government to ditch plans that would “reduce safeguards” at oil exploration sites

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 3, 2014 • ( 2 Comments )

3rd June 2014 A countryside group has called on the government to uphold environmental standards at onshore oil exploration sites, not reduce them.

EA chair offered to speed up Cuadrilla’s permit application and intervene on Balcombe planning permission

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 23, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

23rd March 2014 According to documents seen by The Guardian, the chair of the Environment Agency, Lord Smith, offered last year to speed up a permit application by Cuadrilla. He also offered to intervene with West Sussex County Council on Cuadrilla’s planning application at Balcombe and identify further […]