'A scandal': Government hit with legal challenge over decision to approve Jackdaw gas field

Cecilia Keating
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An oil rig platform | Credit: iStock
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An oil rig platform | Credit: iStock

Greenpeace claims government failed to assess full environmental impacts of Shell fossil fuel project in the North Sea

The UK government has been hit with fresh legal action over its decision to give Shell the greenlight to develop the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea, with claimant Greenpeace arguing Ministers failed...

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