A leading geologist has warned that plans for lower-volume fracking in northern England could cause earthquakes as large and unpredictable as high volume operations.

Energy spokesperson Richard Tice made the call at a press conference in Aberdeen.

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In a move toward a cleaner energy future, the UK government has announced plans to permanently ban fracking "at the earliest opportunity." This controversial practice extracts shale gas by blasting ...

Production could start shortly thereafter. The Iran war has revived the shale gas industry’s hopes of creating an “inland ...

The UK government has commissioned a study into the feasibility of shale gas extraction in the country — less than three years after imposing a ban on hydraulic fracturing operations. The government ...

East Yorkshire this afternoon unanimously opposed fracking in the county. In a recorded vote of the full council, all 58 ...

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government confirmed Thursday that it's lifting a ban on fracking in England, arguing that the move will help boost the country's energy security amid Russia's war in Ukraine.

The UK's GMB trade union has called on the government to hold “urgent and meaningful discussion” on the development of fracking in the country after a new shale gas site was given the go-ahead. GMB, ...