From lorries and water use to small earthquakes, there are numerous local environmental risks associated with fracking
Today the government has announced that fracking will only be allowed in national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty under exceptional circumstances. Thats not, despite what some news outlets are reporting, a ban.
There is, however, an even more important conclusion to be drawn from todays announcement: that the government has been forced to concede, again, that fracking is a damaging, risky operation, something from which our most delicate areas need to be protected.