Government set to reveal potential fracking sites
The government is expected to announce who has been granted a licence to frack in 139 parts of Britain.
The government is expected to announce who has been granted a licence to frack in 139 parts of Britain.
The new fracking regulations put drinking water at risk, Friends of the Earth has warned.
Rose Dickinson, from the environmental group, said the new rules, which also allow fracking in certain groundwater areas, put drinking water and national parks at risk.
The group is campaigning for a full ban on fracking because it says 80% of fossil fuels have to remain in the ground to avoid dangerous climate change.
People will rightly be concerned that the Government is not following through on its commitment to have strong regulation on fracking.
It is time for us to follow in the footsteps of Scotland and Wales by halting all plans for fracking, which is completely incompatible with tackling climate change and the agreement reached in Paris.
The government are expected to announce who has been granted a licence to frack in 139 parts of Britain.
The Government is set to announce who has won licences to frack in another 139 parts of Britain - there's a sense of momentum building.
Explaining how and where fracking could happen, and why it is such a contentious issue.