Friesland and Groningen Against New Wieringapolder Gas Extraction Plan
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The Frisian and Groningen authorities do not want Minister Heleen Herbert of Economic Affairs and Climate (CDA) to approve a proposed gas extraction plan for the gas field in the Wieringapolder. The plan allegedly lacks important information regarding the consequences of gas extraction for land subsidence, water management, nature, and infrastructure, among other things. According to the authorities, the impact of gas extraction on residents mus…
The provinces of Groningen and Friesland, the municipalities of Westerkwartier and Noardeast-Fryslân, and water boards Noorderzijlvest and Wetterskip Fryslân are asking the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy not to extend gas extraction at Wieringa. In a joint statement, they write that the consequences cannot be sufficiently foreseen.
GRONINGEN (ANP) - Frisian and Groningen governments do not want Minister Heleen Herbert of Economic Affairs and Climate (CDA) to agree to a proposed gas extraction plan for the gas field in the Wieringapolder. The plan would include important information about the consequences of gas extraction for...
The regional authorities in the Northern Netherlands are opposed to extending gas extraction from the Wieringa field on the border of Groningen and Friesland for another six years.
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