Council calls for urgent government ban on fracking
A Conservative-led council has urged the UK government to deliver its promise to ban fracking.
Official climate advice on onshore oil and gas underestimates risks – campaign group
The campaign group behind a landmark legal judgement on carbon emissions has criticised official advice to government on the climate impact of onshore oil and gas.
Union Jack warning on UK onshore oil and gas assets
An investor in the Wressle and West Newton fields warned today that government policy has made its UK business “increasingly difficult to progress”.
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.
Residents urged to lobby Burniston fracking meeting
Two campaign groups are calling on residents to attend a lobby before a crucial council meeting due to decide plans to frack for gas at Burniston in North Yorkshire.
Lower-volume fracking could trigger earthquakes – expert report
A leading geologist has warned that plans for lower-volume fracking in northern England could cause earthquakes as large and unpredictable as high volume operations.
New date for Burniston gas decision
Plans for gas drilling and lower-volume fracking at Burniston in North Yorkshire are likely to be decided next month (April).
Minister responds to council fracking questions
The government has told North Yorkshire Council it is keeping regulation on lower-volume fracking “under review”.
Breaking: Minister declines to decide Burniston gas plan
The local government secretary will not decide controversial plans for gas drilling and lower volume fracking at Burniston near Scarborough.
Don’t reverse Finch ruling, PM urged
The campaigner who won a landmark Supreme Court ruling on onshore oil and gas emissions is urging the prime minister to resist calls to overturn the judgement.
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