Owen Paterson held urgent meeting for fracking boss, documents show

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Environment secretary held high-level meeting at Cuadrilla's request with Environment Agency over regulation dispute

The environment secretary, Owen Paterson, convened an urgent high-level meeting for the boss of fracking company Cuadrilla after a disagreement over shale gas regulation, the Guardian can reveal. Cuadrilla's...

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