Landowners warned over risks of hosting oil and gas sites
Landowners in North Yorkshire who lease sites to oil and gas companies have been warned they could be responsible for the costs of clean-up and restoration.
Residents voice safety concerns over West Newton fracking plans
Opponents of lower-volume fracking have questioned the safety of the process proposed at a gas site in East Yorkshire.
Foxholes seeks more information on Egdon’s gas drilling plan
The North Yorkshire village of Foxholes has asked for more detail on plans to explore for gas near local homes.
Burniston gas plan qualifies as fracking – expert legal opinion
A council is being urged to refuse plans that would use a form of fracking to explore for gas at Burniston near the North York Moors National Park.
Parliamentary petition calls for ban on all types of fracking
An official online petition is calling on the government to ban “small-scale fracking” for onshore oil and gas.
MPs seek block on all forms of fracking
A group of MPs is campaigning to stop all forms of fracking in England by including them in the moratorium.
Emissions targets harder to reach after PM rollback on fossil fuel cars and boilers – CCC
Rishi Sunak’s delay to decarbonisation of buildings and vehicles will make it harder for the UK to meet its emissions targets, the government’s climate advisor said this afternoon.
CCUS must be safe and it must work, ministers told
Carbon capture must be safe and effective in reducing CO2 emissions, members of the public have told the government.
Angus faces new controls over gas, acid and reinjection at Brockham oil site
Updated 27/11/2018 New rules came into force today which could delay production from the Kimmeridge oil well at Angus Energy’s site at Brockham in Surrey.
Health charity calls for immediate ban on fracking over “serious health risks”
A new report by the health professionals’ charity, Medact, has concluded that fracking for shale gas poses significant risks to public health. The report, published today, calls for an immediate five-year moratorium to allow for an assessment of the effects on health and the environment.
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