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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment

You thought fracking was banned in the UK? Think again

An anti-fracking protester at Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire in 2017
An anti-fracking protester at Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire in 2017. Photograph: Gary Calton/The Observer

It was interesting to read that new licences for oil and gas production in the North Sea are being delayed by legal action (Thirteen more oil and gas licences could be cancelled after Rosebank court ruling, 13 February).

However, it is a sad fact that, while this issue is receiving much publicity, various communities in the UK are, seemingly under the media radar, now facing the prospect of fracking licences being granted.

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