Fracking in Sites of Special Scientific Interest and other protected areas will be banned in latest shale gas policy reversal, but green campaigners warn more stringent regulation still needed
The government has relented to pressure and agreed to ban the drilling of fracking wells within sites of special scientific interest (SSSI) in the latest policy reversal relating to shale gas regulations....
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