Government refuses to block lower-volume fracking
The Burnham government has confirmed it will not ban lower-volume fracking.
The Burnham government has confirmed it will not ban lower-volume fracking.
Parish councillors voted by 8 to nil to object to plans for gas exploration and small-scale hydraulic fracturing in the North Yorkshire village of Burniston. About 100 people attending an extraordinary meeting last night also unanimously opposed the scheme in a show-of-hands.
Support for fracking fell to its lowest level in the latest phase of a government survey of public attitudes, published today.