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$Cuadrilla suspends fracking again after biggest tremor yet$

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Cuadrilla suspends fracking again after biggest tremor yet

The shale gas exploration firm Cuadrilla was forced to suspend fracking at its Lancashire site ...

$Government says it may ‘consider’ relaxing fracking regulations$

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Government says it may ‘consider’ relaxing fracking regulations

The UK government has said it may ‘consider’ re-evaluating the UK’s strict regulations on fracking ...

$Government rejects calls to relax UK fracking regulations$

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Government rejects calls to relax UK fracking regulations

The government has rejected calls from fossil fuel companies to relax regulations around fracking, potentially ...

$Experts call for review of fracking’s ‘traffic light’ monitoring$

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Experts call for review of fracking’s ‘traffic light’ monitoring

Leading scientists have said that the traffic light monitoring scheme currently used to monitor fracking-related ...

$MPs launch inquiry on planning guidance for fracking$

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MPs launch inquiry on planning guidance for fracking

The communities and local government parliamentary committee has launched a new inquiry on whether the ...

$More fracking gets go-ahead – but where’s the social licence?$

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More fracking gets go-ahead – but where’s the social licence?

This week saw councillors approving iGas’ planning application to frack two wells in Nottinghamshire. This represents another ...

$Campaigners to crowdfund legal challenge after fracking decision$

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Campaigners to crowdfund legal challenge after fracking decision

Campaigners are seeking to crowdfund a legal challenge to the decision by the communities secretary ...

$Government upholds fracking appeal in landmark ruling$

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Government upholds fracking appeal in landmark ruling

Horizontal fracking can go ahead, the government has said, in a landmark ruling for the ...