Fracking firm gets green light to test for oil at Balcombe … again

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The Guardian, Adam Vaughan, 9th January 2018

Approval by West Sussex council comes as another shale company plans a legal challenge against Scotland’s fracking ban

Fracking firm Cuadrilla has been given the go-ahead to explore for oil near a West Sussex village that was the site of the UK’s biggest anti-fracking protests.

The approval came as another shale company said it was planning a legal challenge against Scotland’s fracking ban.

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An anti-fracking protest at Balcombe in West Sussex, England, in 2013.