Fracking on fields near the North York Moors national park has been given the green light for approval despite fierce opposition. A UK firm has applied for permission under the government’s new fast-tracking scheme to explore for shale gas around the village of Kirby Misperton, provoking angry protests from environmental campaigners and locals. Work on the site moved a step closer after a report by North Yorkshire county council recommended permission be granted for testing on deposits first identified in the area by Third Energy in 2013.
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