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$This 2014 file photo, shows an exploratory drill site for the controversial gas extraction process known as fracking at Barton Moss in Manchester, England.$

Video. UK reverses fracking ban in England to secure energy supply

Updated: 22/09/2022 - 20:44 GMT+2

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

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