The Australian owner of the shale gas company, Cuadrilla, spent $1.107m in the UK in 2021 (about £655,000 at current rates), even though its licences were “on hold” because of the fracking moratorium.
The Good Law Project announced this morning it was supporting the community group, Protect Dunsfold, in its bid to challenge a government decision to allow exploratory drilling for gas on the edge of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
The company behind plans to explore for gas near a Surrey village has threatened to sue a senior local councillor for libel.
Council leaders are due to decide next week whether to take court action against gas drilling near a village in Surrey.
Climate campaigners staged a noisy protest to demand a council pension fund stops investing in oil and gas companies.
As the government considers the future of fracking in England, a new study has revealed little support for a change of policy.
The British Geological Survey (BGS) has submitted its scientific review of shale gas extraction to the UK government.
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The UK strategy for cutting greenhouse gas emissions could exceed targets set by parliament, government lawyers told the High Court today.
Pregnant women, children, indigenous people, communities of colour and low-income neighbourhoods are disproportionately harmed by fracking, according to the latest review in the US of risks and damage.
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