The UK government finds itself in legal proceedings as the marine conservation charity, Oceana U.K., takes Britain’s Secretary of State for Energy Security to London’s High Court. The dispute centers around the government’s decision to issue multiple fossil fuel exploration licenses. Oceana argues that these licenses were granted unlawfully, threatening marine life in protected regions.
The office of Ed Miliband, current Secretary of State for Energy Security, has stated it cannot comment on ongoing legal matters, and the legal representatives for the government in this two-day hearing remain unnamed.
For more details on the legal proceedings, read the full article here.