Fracking

United Kingdom

UK reverses fracking ban in England to secure energy supply

The British government lifted a 2019 moratorium on fracking in England, authorising the controversial gas extraction practice as an energy crisis deepens.

22/09/2022

Green News

What does the UK government's new strategy mean for households?

Environmental campaigners and politicians say the new strategy fails to implement quick wins to lower emissions and stave off the rising cost of energy bills.

07/04/2022

Green News

Euroviews. No, fracking isn't the answer to the UK's cost-of-living crisis

We shouldn't be making a return to fracking for gas in the UK, writes Jenny Medlicott, despite a growing movement among Tory MPs.

29/03/2022

Green News

What is the new US Vice President's environmental background?

Kamala Harris makes history today as the first woman to ever be VP, but she has interesting climate credentials too.

20/01/2021

Green News

What is fracking and why could it swing the US election?

The environmental issue is a major priority for voters in a handful of key battleground states.

03/11/2020

Green News

Three environment stories that passed you by due to Covid-19 coverage

There's good and bad news for Mother Nature.

21/03/2020

United Kingdom

UK bans fracking just weeks before national election

The UK is to put a temporary halt on fracking - Boris Johnson's government says it's because the industry causes earth tremors which are too disruptive to local communities.

02/11/2019

United Kingdom

Britain orders immediate moratorium on fracking

The government said the industry risked causing too much disruption to local communities through earth tremors.

02/11/2019

USA

Texas is on fire with polluting flares from fracking | NBC Left Field

Wasted natural gas is causing major setbacks for the oil industry, climate and the health of local communities around fracking rigs in the oil-booming region of West Texas

29/03/2019

United Kingdom

Fracking can go ahead in UK after legal case fails

More to follow

12/10/2018

Business Series

UK allows more gas fracking

The British government has issued its second-ever fracking permit to shale gas company Cuadrilla for a site in Lancashire in northwest England.

06/10/2016

United Kingdom

UK government fast-tracks fracking in England

The British government has announced a series of measures which would fast-track fracking applications in England. Ministers will be allowed to

13/08/2015