Europa Oil & Gas has promised to carry out a detailed study of the environmental impact of its plans to drill on the North Yorkshire Heritage Coast, despite a ministerial ruling that the assessment is not needed.
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The onshore well site at the centre of a recent landmark legal judgement has continued to produce oil, according to official data, even though it has no planning permission.
The implications of a landmark legal challenge about climate emissions from onshore oil have spread to the offshore industry.
Permission for oil production in the Lincolnshire Wolds has been quashed following the landmark climate judgement by the Supreme Court last month. Another key decision, to allow a new coal mine in Cumbria, now looks in doubt because of the same judgement.
More than twice as many people oppose fracking than support it, according to a government survey published today.
Analysis by DrillOrDrop reveals that the West Newton oil and gas field in East Yorkshire has seen more than 15 years of delays, missed deadlines and changing plans.
A campaigner opposing oil drilling in one of the UK’s most scenic areas is at the High Court this week in a case against the government and an American-owned corporation.
The High Court has ruled for the second time in less than two years that the government’s plan to meet climate targets is unlawful.
The government’s climate advisor has warned ministers against weakening the budgets on carbon emission.
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