The government said today there was no evidence of risk from lower volume fracking. This suggests, for the first time, that the government’s proposed ban on fracking will not include lower-volume processes, such as proppant squeeze.
The UK government has confirmed there will be no new licences for onshore oil and gas in England.
Officials in Lancashire are recommending refusal of a bid to extend the life of the mothballed Preston New Road fracking site near Blackpool.
The government failed to respond directly to a parliamentary petition about lower-volume fracking for onshore oil and gas, a group of MPs has said.
The council that will decide plans for hydraulic fracturing at Burniston, near Scarborough, has asked the government for more details about its proposed ban on fracking.
Residents in North Yorkshire are being urged to stand together to fight plans for lower-volume fracking.
Oil and gas companies will “pile in” with fracking plans all over the country to exploit a legal loophole if a North Yorkshire scheme gets the go-ahead, a Labour MP has warned. Alison Hume represents the village of Burniston, where Europa Oil & Gas is seeking permission for […]
An official online petition calling for a ban on all forms of fracking has passed an important milestone.
No new onshore oil and gas licences will be issued in England, the government announced today. The news followed a speech to the Labour conference in which the energy secretary confirmed his commitment to ban fracking.
A block on onshore oil and gas extraction will be debated at the Lib Dem conference tomorrow (Sunday 21 September 2025).
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