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Fracking ban lifted, government announces
Fracking can go ahead in England, the government said on Thursday, lifting a ban on the controversial process.
A moratorium was put in place in 2019 following concerns over earth tremors.
- Esme Stallard
- BBC
But with the energy crisis worsening globally and world leaders scrambling to secure energy supplies, the question has been reopened.
The decision comes alongside the publication of a new scientific review into the practice by the British Geological Survey (BGS).
The BGS has concluded there is still a limited understanding of the impacts of such drilling – a…