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Senior officer in charge of review said he did not realise ‘the scale of work required’

Appeal court judges rule in favour of campaigners against ‘draconian’ injunction

By working in partnership with organisations like the Environment Agency, we are prioritising our work to ensure that it delivers best value and multiple benefits to the country, write Rob Ward and Jon Ford of the British...

Business as usual is causing environmental destruction and spiralling inequality. Our bill is a radical plan to address both

Business as usual is causing environmental destruction and spiralling inequality. Our bill is a radical plan to address both

Labour study comes as UK government faces pressure from courts and councilsThe government’s fracking proposals would release the same amount of greenhouse gas emissions as almost 300 million new cars, fatally undermining...

Craig Bennett, CEO of Friends of the Earth, says rich countries must act to make disasters such as the cyclone that hit Mozambique less likely. Meteorologist Bernadette Woods Placky describes how Climate Matters is helping...

Lack of action on 14 expired coal seam gas exploration licences now an election issue for uncertain communities

It is no surprise that the government’s strategy on fracking has been deemed unlawful, write Robin Russell-Jones and Geraint Davies. Carbon emissions will be even lower if the gas boiler is run on hydrogen gas, writes Carl...

Court finds scientific evidence against fracking not taken into account by government

From The GWPF Date: 2/16/19 The state is dependent on imports even though it sits atop the abundant Marcellus Shale. The combination of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling—sometimes known as the “shale revolution”—has...

From The Sun Theresa May has been urged to back fracking as company says it has found ’30 years worth of gas’ in East Midlands Chemical giant Ineos claims the gas field in Nottinghamshire is the richest in UK history...

Firms say regulations forcing operations to stop if they trigger tremors greater than 0.5 magnitude threaten viabilityThe UK’s nascent fracking firms are headed for a crunch moment that will determine whether the industry...

Communities secretary James Brokenshire cited traffic issues in rejecting plans for four wells

From City A.M. The chairman of Britain’s biggest private company has accused the government of using “slippery back door manoeuvres” to kill off fracking in the UK. Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the billionaire founder of Ineos,...