Britain's Labour government plans to permanently ban fracking, a highly controversial method of extracting fossil fuels, due its environmental impact, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said Wednesday.

Council planners who have backed plans for lower-volume fracking in North Yorkshire have been warned they risk opening a “can ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Shale gas exploration triggered small earthquakes near Blackpool in northwest England earlier this year, UK firm Cuadrilla Resources said, adding to concerns about the safety of a ...

This former fracking site in northwest Lancashire run by energy firm Cuadrilla Resources to extract shale gas from deep underground rock was pictured in 2018, but has ...