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Fracking firms push for easing of earthquake and planning rules ahead of ban lifting

Tremors above 0.5 on Richter scale should be allowed, industry says – and local objections bypassed

What is fracking and is it bad for environment as Greenpeace interrupt Liz Truss speech

$What is fracking and is it bad for environment as Greenpeace interrupt Liz Truss speech$

Liz Truss has overturned a 2019 ban on fracking in the UK. Operations are hoped to commence in six months, with the aim being to assist with the rising energy bills by upping the UK's domestic energy supply

Liz Truss energy plan - tell us what you think about support for business and fracking plans

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Plans would include six months' initial support for business and end to fracking ban

Birmingham Post

Chris O’Shea: Centrica chief executive with a decarbonising plan

The energy boss is committed to nuclear and renewable power, would hand over a chunk of profits to help with the winter crisis – but is not afraid of the ‘f’ word (fracking)

What Liz Truss's government means for climate action

Ever since climate change appeared on the political agenda, there has been general agreement on the need for a robust response. While the implementation of climate policy has lagged over the past decade, that basic consensus has held. Liz Truss’s new government puts that under serious strain.

The Conversation

Fracking - Nottinghamshire identified as potential hotspot

The British Geological Survey highlighted four potential fracking sites before it was banned in 2019

Nottingham Post

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$Greater Manchester says no to fracking despite new PM Liz Truss overturning ban$

Greater Manchester says no to fracking despite new PM Liz Truss overturning ban

"They're saying 'frack the North because it's fine, because it's away from all of us'. I'm not having it"

Manchester Evening News

The Tories spent a decade putting fossil fuel profits first. Now we’re all paying the price

Instead of home insulation and cheap renewables ministers have given us fracking, says Max Wakefield, a director at climate action group Possible

‘We will oppose this’: Truss fracking plans met with anger and dismay in Lancashire

$‘We will oppose this’: Truss fracking plans met with anger and dismay in Lancashire$

Preston New Road activists promise to regroup to fight Cuadrilla until fracking in UK is banned for good

Wales set for massive row with Westminster as Liz Truss plans to lift the ban on fracking

$Wales set for massive row with Westminster as Liz Truss plans to lift the ban on fracking$

Mark Drakeford said fracking plans are a 'contradiction of the climate crisis'

Wales Online

$Anti-fracking campaigners ready to ‘pull out all the stops’ again$

Anti-fracking campaigners ready to ‘pull out all the stops’ again

Protesters previously spent 1,000 days outside the Cuadrilla fracking site in Little Plumpton, near Blackpool.=

Anti-fracking campaigners in Lancashire ready to ‘pull out all the stops’ again

$Anti-fracking campaigners in Lancashire ready to ‘pull out all the stops’ again$

Protesters previously spent 1,000 days outside the Cuadrilla fracking site in Little Plumpton, near Blackpool.

Chemicals billionaire Jim Ratcliffe renews fracking calls to after Truss energy plan

$Chemicals billionaire Jim Ratcliffe renews fracking calls to after Truss energy plan$

The Ineos founder, one of Britain’s richest men, wants to drill for shale gas after Liz Truss backs home-grown energy

Why Government fracking u-turn could be a red herring

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Birmingham Post

Change in policy could see domestic shale gas production begin in as little as six months - in areas where there is local support

Manchester Evening News

Businesses and charities react to Liz Truss' energy price guarantee

Liz Truss announced a new scheme to help ease the cost-of-living crisis

Manchester Evening News

What £2,500 price freeze means for customers and how it will be paid back

Here's everything you need to know about the government's energy support scheme

‘We’ve stopped it once, we’ll stop it again’: Anti-fracking activists gear up for fight after Truss lifts ban

Campaigners spent years opposing tremor-causing drilling - now they’re preparing to do it all over again

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Anger as Liz Truss lifts fracking ban - with gas to start flowing in six months

The new Prime Minister enraged green campaigners when she announced manifesto-busting plans to end the moratorium on shale gas extraction

The Standard View: This fossil fuel crisis requires clean energy solutions

The financial support package set out by the Government today will come as a relief to millions of households and businesses. Part of this plan will also involve expanding our energy supply, including fracking and North Sea oil and gas.

How will the Government’s energy bills help be paid for?

Prime Minister Liz Truss announced a major new package to help households and businesses with their energy bills.

Fracking ban lifted by Liz Truss as PM pushes domestic energy to tackle bills crisis

The move will be met with strong opposition from local campaigners and environmentalists

Liz Truss lifts fracking ban and pushes domestic energy to tackle bills crisis

The move will be met with strong opposition from local campaigners and environmentalists.

Energy bills plan explained: What £2,500 cap means and how we'll all be paying it back

Together with an Energy Bills Support Scheme of £400, today's announcement means the average bill will be £2,100 over the next year. Here's what it means, why fracking is restarting - and how it's a bill for your grandchildren