Anti-fracking campaign on “high alert”

A network of anti-fracking groups is urging supporters to prepare for a government U-turn on the moratorium in England.

Climate rally outside the Polish embassy, 1 December 2018. Photo: Frack Free United

Frack Free United urged its supporters to remain vigilant with the imminent submission of a report on the science of fracking, due by Thursday (30 June 2022).

The energy secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, who commissioned the report, said in a recent speech he would “consider the next steps”.

A moratorium on fracking in England has been in force since November 2019. This was introduced after fracking by Cuadrilla at its Preston New Road site in Lancashire caused a series of small earthquakes, one felt across the region.

In a newsletter, Frack Free United warned:

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