N Lincolnshire planners back Egdon’s Wressle oil production plans – again
Planners at North Lincolnshire Council have recommended approval of plans to produce oil at Egdon’s Wressle site near Scunthorpe – for a second time.
Drone pictures raise concerns over surface water at Cuadrilla’s Lancashire fracking site
Drone pictures taken yesterday show surface water at Cuadrilla’s shale gas site at Preston New Road near Blackpool.
August date for Court of Appeal hearing on Cuadrilla’s fracking site
The next stage in a legal battle over ministerial approval of fracking in Lancashire reaches the Court of Appeal in London in August.
“Government’s extension of gas exploration licence was unlawful”, court told
An anti-fracking campaigner claimed in the High Court today that the government had acted unlawfully when it gave IGas more time to drill for gas near his home in Cheshire
No fracking references in Queen’s Speech
As predicted by several newspapers yesterday, Conservative manifesto pledges on shale gas did not make it into this morning’s Queen’s Speech.
INEOS shale gas plans at Harthill open for comment – key details on the application
Plans by INEOS to explore for shale gas in the greenbelt between Sheffield and Worksop are now open for comment.
Yorkshire fracking company receives official warning over incorrect emissions data
The shale gas company preparing to frack in North Yorkshire breached one of its environmental permits by failing to publish correct emissions data, it has emerged.
Protest update: 19-25 June 2017
In this week’s update on protests about fracking and the onshore oil and gas industry: Eviction of Leith Hill Protection Camp, Surrey 6-person lock-on at equipment supplier in Preston Demonstration at A E Yates in Bolton Greenpeace protesters in court in Blackpool This post will be updated throughout […]
Rural campaigners toughen policy on fracking and call for moratorium
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has changed its policy on fracking and called for a moratorium unless shale gas extraction secures “radical reductions” in carbon emissions.
“Fracking is impractical in the UK” – US campaigner
Narrow roads, problems with waste disposal and a lack of research by regulators make fracking impractical in the UK, according to a campaigner who has secured bans on the process in the US.
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