A North Yorkshire councillor is asking the government to call in the decision on the application for gas drilling and lower volume fracking at Burniston, near Scarborough.

North Yorkshire anti-fracking campaigners have called on the government to ban new onshore oil and gas extraction following the commitment from the Liberal Democrats. The plea comes as North Yorkshire ...

The government’s climate advisor has said the moratorium on fracking in England should not be lifted without an “in-depth” climate review.

North Yorkshire Council is being urged to reject a planning application from Europa Oil and Gas Ltd that would use proppant squeeze to explore for gas at Burniston. Friends of the Earth has obtained ...