Lancashire fracking site must return to farmland within six months

bbc.co.uk

Lancashire fracking firm Cuadrilla must restore the Preston New Road site to farmland within six months. Lancashire County Council issued an enforcement notice for the former fracking site near Blackpool. The council refused to grant the energy firm an extension for restoration. The site was the UK's first horizontal fracking location, but operations were suspended after over 120 tremors were recorded.


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