Climate campaigner takes Surrey oil drilling case to supreme court
by Damien Gayle from Environment | The Guardian on (#6CBGJ)
Sarah Finch's challenge to plans to allow oil well hinges on wider environmental impact of fossil fuels
Climate campaigners have begun a supreme court challenge to plans to drill for oil in Surrey, in a case they hope could set a precedent restricting plans for future fossil fuel projects in the UK.
Sarah Finch is challenging Surrey county council's decision to extend permission for a well at Horse Hill, near Gatwick airport in the Surrey countryside, which taps a subterranean reservoir developers believe may contain millions of barrels of oil.
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