Preparation for fracking at a site in a North Yorkshire village saw nitrogen oxides pollution peak to levels comparable with the morning rush hour in North Kensington, research has revealed.
The shale gas lobbying organisation has accused the government of dealing in “ideology and fiction” by reinstating the moratorium on fracking.
The new business secretary has formally reinstated the moratorium on fracking in England.
Anti-fracking groups have welcomed confirmation from Downing Street that Rishi Sunak will reimpose the moratorium in England.
Rishi Sunak has hinted that the moratorium on fracking for shale gas in England will be reinstated.
Councillors in Surrey have refused permission for a scheme to produce hydrogen at a gas site near Bletchingley.
The business secretary, Jacob Rees-Mogg, who announced a lifting for the fracking moratorium last month, has resigned, as the new prime minister began forming his cabinet.
The new prime minister has said he will deliver on the promises in the 2019 Conservative election manifesto.
Less than 24 hours after a chaotic parliamentary vote on fracking, the prime minister has resigned.
An investigation is underway into allegations of bullying and manhandling of Conservative MPs in parliament this evening in a chaotic vote on fracking.
