UK fracking permits can consider climate change / Key aspects of rules “unlawful” / Advocacy group Talk Fracking wins case against the government
Local councils in England seeking to deny permits for shale gas exploration on environmental grounds have not had the best cards up to now, as the national planning authority has consistently overruled them. Some local authorities, weary of the fight, have reversed their positions. A decision this month by the High Court for England and Wales has the potential to reshuffle the deck. In the ruling in a case brought by UK anti-fracking group Talk Fracking, justice Ian Dove ordered the national government... (19.03.2019)