Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband says Labour remains committed to its manifesto pledge of a total ban on fracking - Danny Lawson/PA Ed ...

(Oli SCARFF/AFP/AFP) 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 ...

Fracking – a controversial method of extracting natural gas and oil from underground – is a deeply divisive topic. Some say it damages property and causes pollution, while others contend it is a safe, ...

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government confirmed Thursday that it's lifting a ban on fracking in England, arguing that the move will help boost the country's energy security amid Russia's war in Ukraine.

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband promised to ban the controversial practice and send “frackers packing.” The U.K. government wants to legislate for a total ban on fracking in a bid to draw out battle ...

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK thinks there’s hundreds of billions of pounds’ worth of shale gas ripe for exploiting. But is it ready for the fracking backlash? LONDON — Fracking is back. Three years after ...

The UK government will introduce a complete ban on fracking, putting an end to the controversial practice that has been on hold since 2019, UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said on Wednesday. "Fracking ...