Inspector backs plan to block fracking sites within 500m of N Yorks homes
If the UK government’s moratorium on fracking is lifted in the future, shale gas companies are likely to face an extra challenge in North Yorkshire.
Shale gas companies threaten legal challenge over minimum gap between homes and fracking sites
A policy requiring a distance of 500m between homes and fracking sites in North Yorkshire got official backing today – but the fracking industry immediately threatened to challenge it in court.
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