A retired geologist has warned North Yorkshire councillors they risk embarrassment or even legal action over the handling of a planning application for gas drilling at Burniston near Scarborough.
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 […]
Two of the companies behind controversial proposals to drill for gas near the North York Moors National Park are looking to raise more than £6.5m for the scheme.
Proposals for an underground observatory in north Cheshire, predicted to provide the “most comprehensive geological data” in the world, have been published online and are open for comments.
Planning officers at North Lincolnshire Council have recommended approval of plans to produce oil for 15 years at Egdon Resources’ Wressle site near Scunthorpe.
A measure to take the siting of underground radioactive waste dumps out of local control came into force today after approval by only 277 of parliament’s 650 MPs. More than 300 MPs did not vote.
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