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Fracking for UK onshore oil and gas hit the headlines again during 2025. The year opened with the announcement by Europa Oil ...

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Politicians and environmental activists are demanding action on fracking after a two-year investigation revealed alarming levels of toxic chemicals linked to the drilling method in children. A series ...

Two fracking sites have been granted a stay of execution, it was reported last night, amid a Tory rebellion over the continued ban on the technology. Ministers are said to be considering using them ...

Fracking firm Cuadrilla will not have to seal up the UK's only two shale gas wells at the end of June, as previously instructed by regulators. Regulators have lifted an order for the controversial ...

Drilling for shale gas is becoming a controversial issue and it could it come to Yorkshire. What might be the benefits and potential risks? STEPHEN LEWIS reports. THE Conservative peer and former ...