The government risks undermining its goals to cut methane emissions without stricter regulations on onshore oil and gas operations, environmental campaigners have argued.
People have the chance to comment on extra information about proposals for long-term oil production and more drilling at the Biscathorpe site in the Lincolnshire Wolds.
The Texan company behind news of a giant gasfield in Lincolnshire confirmed today it is targeting shale.
Arrangements are underway for a new appeal over oil drilling and production by Egdon Resources at Biscathorpe in Lincolnshire.
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.
An oil company was chastised by a High Court judge yesterday over relying on out-of-date law on the impact of its proposals.
The decision to approve oil production in the Lincolnshire Wolds area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) was unlawful, the High Court heard today.
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.
A legal challenge to oil production in the Lincolnshire Wolds area of outstanding natural beauty is being supported by the head of the renewables company, Ecotricity.
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