Regulator drops objection to Burniston gas drilling and fracking
The Environment Agency has withdrawn is objection to controversial plans to explore for gas, including lower volume fracking, in the North Yorkshire village of Burniston.
Action over delays at mothballed oil site
Council officials have taken action against the operator and owner of a West Sussex dormant oil site over clean-up delays.
Emissions campaigner named as climate leader
Sarah Finch, the campaigner who won a landmark victory on carbon emissions at the Supreme Court earlier this year, has been named by TIME magazine as one of the 100 most innovative leaders driving action on climate change.
Government seeks to strengthen planning case for onshore oil and gas
Local councils in England are to be required to develop policies that “facilitate” onshore oil and gas developments, under revised government guidelines.
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