UK fracking backlash: seven out of eight plans rejected in 2018

Shale companies failing to speed up development of industry, despite Tories' pledge of supportIneos's application to explore for shale gas in South Yorkshire has been rejected by local councillors, bringing the number of planning decisions that have gone against fracking companies this year to seven.The application by the UK-based petrochemicals firm to drill a well near the village of Woodsetts was turned down by Rotherham metropolitan borough council, on the grounds that it could harm wildlife and cause traffic problems. Continue reading...