Formal complaint against Environment Agency on Burniston permit
A formal complaint has been made against the Environment Agency (EA) over the way it has handled plans for gas drilling and lower-volume fracking at Burniston in North Yorkshire.
Updated: “Errors, uncertainty and missing information” – Burniston draft permit decision
Gas drilling and lower-volume fracking near the North York Moors National Park should not go-ahead because of flaws in the official environmental assessment, a consultation has revealed.
Foxholes seeks PM’s support over gas drilling fears
Residents in a Yorkshire Wolds village have asked the prime minister for help in their opposition to local gas drilling plans.
Questions over technical competence of Horse Hill climate assessment
The assessment of the climate impact of expansion at the Horse Hill oil site in Surrey contains “multiple errors and misleading and irrelevant information”, campaigners said today.
Countryside campaigners strongly object to “harm” of Foxholes gas drilling
Gas drilling in a small village in the Yorkshire Wolds would cause “unacceptable harm”, a leading campaign organisation has said.
Second oil expansion plan accused of defective climate assessment
Campaigners have criticised another oil operator for a “flawed assessment” of the climate impact of drilling and production plans.
Frack site restoration timetable starts today
The countdown to restoration of the Preston New Road former fracking site near Blackpool is underway.
Call for councillors to reject North Yorkshire fracking plans
Two campaign groups have urged councillors to block fracking plans later this week for the village of Burniston in North Yorkshire.
Guest article by David Eddy: Who advocates for Yorkshire’s water?
In this guest article, David Eddy examines Yorkshire Water’s response to plans to drill for gas at Foxholes in North Yorkshire, above one of the region’s main sources of drinking water. Mr Eddy is a member of the Drawing a Line in the Chalk Steering Group, which is […]
“Gloves off” in dispute over gas drilling and fracking at Burniston
Two sides in a planning dispute over gas drilling and lower volume fracking near Scarborough have accused each other of making misleading claims, just ten days before a decision is due. Europa Oil & Gas Limited, the company behind the scheme at Burniston, said in letter to North […]
