Fracking firms denied permission to relax earthquake rules

Cuadrilla and Ineos say strict regulations around earthquakes hinder their workThe government has rejected pleas by fracking companies to review strict rules around earthquakes caused by their operations, in a major blow that could spell the end for Britain's nascent shale industry.Cuadrilla complained on Wednesday that it had only been able to frack a tiny section of its well near Blackpool last autumn because of the limits, and warned it would not be able to undertake commercial fracking if the regulations are not reviewed. Continue reading...