Breaking a clear pre-election promise, the government will allow fracking to take place in the UK's most precious wildlife sites and in vital groundwater source areas, writes Adam Vaughan.
… nature sites, arguing that the shale gas industry would be held back if it was … has confirmed that exploration for shale gas will no longer be prevented in SSSIs. … effect on the development of the shale gas industry." Fracking will still be …
House prices could fall 7% near fracking rigs, according to the 'secret' Defra report on fracking in rural areas, only published in full after a legal battle, while leakage of waste water could damage human health and contaminate food.
… food. Fracking operations to extract shale gas in Britain could cause nearby house prices … in full for the first time. Entitled Shale Gas Rural Economy Impacts , the Department for … The main industry body, UK Onshore Oil and Gas , dismissed the report as being "in danger …