Views sought on draft permit for Burniston gas drilling and fracking
A public consultation opened today on the Environment Agency’s (EA) draft decision to grant consent for gas drilling and lower-volume fracking at Burniston in North Yorkshire.
Prize winner sends solidarity message to Burniston opponents
Campaigners opposed to plans to drill and frack for gas in a North Yorkshire village have received a message of solidarity from a winner of the world’s foremost environmental award.
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.
Government urged to rewrite definition of fracking
Fracking should be defined by what it does and what it is for – not by how much fluid it uses, the government has been advised.
Updated: Cliff falls near Burniston frack site alarm villagers
A large landslip at fragile cliffs near the site of plans to drill and frack for gas has alarmed residents in the North Yorkshire village of Burniston.
Campaigner begins legal action against West Newton fracturing
An environmental campaigner has taken the first steps in a legal challenge to the approval of lower-volume fracking in East Yorkshire.
West Newton fracturing approved
An oil and gas site in East Yorkshire has got a go-ahead for reservoir stimulation, the site operator announced this morning.
Council warned of legal “minefield” over Burniston fracking definition
Council planners who have backed plans for lower-volume fracking in North Yorkshire have been warned they risk opening a “can of worms” over legal definitions.
Ban on low volume fracking looks unlikely
The government said today there was no evidence of risk from lower volume fracking. This suggests, for the first time, that the government’s proposed ban on fracking will not include lower-volume processes, such as proppant squeeze.
Burniston gas plan: Council seeks detail on government’s proposed fracking ban
The council that will decide plans for hydraulic fracturing at Burniston, near Scarborough, has asked the government for more details about its proposed ban on fracking.
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