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Fracking will be allowed only if operations are safe – Fallon

By Ruth Hayhurst on November 1, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

The Energy Minister Michael Fallon has welcomed the report by Public Health England on the impact of fracking on people’s health and the environment. The report, issued yesterday, said fracking was likely to be low risk but it called for good onsite management and appropriate regulation. Mr Fallon said: “I […]

Fracking timeline – October 2013

By Ruth Hayhurst on October 1, 2013 • ( 9 Comments )

15/10/13 Any decision about fracking in Northern Ireland should be a matter for the Executive as a whole, says the Enterprise Minister, Arlene Foster. Her comments follows a debate in the Northern Ireland Assembly where the Minister of the Environment assured assembly members that in the absence of evidence […]