fracking

Public set against fracking companies being allowed to cause bigger earthquakes.

The fracking industry was doomed to fail from the start and now activists are putting the final nail in its coffin.

The UK Government and industry players are looking to revitalise domestic mining, placing communities and ecosystems under threat.

Protest is key to protecting our planet.

Inquiry to hear from experts on potential climate impacts of the first flow test site in the county.

The Argentine government is set to push ahead with controversial fracking despite warnings.

The Welsh Government has committed to avoid the continued extraction and use of fossil fuels.

The UK Youth Climate Coalition has stepped up its campaign to engage with the government on fracking.

Rural community fears 'extreme' and unconventional drilling for oil.

Extinction Rebellion represents the emergence of large-scale direct action - but can it drive political change?

Making visible the globe-warming gases of the Permian's fracking boom.

The government has resumed its quarterly survey of public attitudes to fracking and shale gas.

Local authority pension funds continue to invest in dirty oil and gas.

The anti-fracking victory yesterday should not distract from disturbing trends in the criminalisation of dissent.

Simon Roscoe Blevins, Richards Roberts and Richard Loizou will be released from prison later today.

Fracking in the UK resumed yesterday after a seven-year hiatus.

Fracking firm confirms drilling has begun - while the government launches 'Green GB' week to promote clean growth.

A protest outside the Environment Agency highlighted the need for impartial and immediate action on fracking.

Protesting against fracking in the UK is now an imprisonable offence. Without the independent media, no-one would have been there to document this seismic shift in the criminalisation of environmental activism.

The Labour party’s manifesto prioritises climate change, air quality and biodiversity decline, arguing that strong environmental policy is a social justice issue. CATHERINE EARLY reports

Shale gas company Cuadrilla has been given the green light to carry out fracking at a second well at its site at Preston New Road, Lancashire. CATHERINE EARLY reports

The campaign against fracking began with concerns about the local environment, and the impact on communities. It then took in the global issues of climate change and energy. Now local people are growing ever more concerned about democracy and state power, argues NATALIE BENNETT

Council-run pension funds are investing billions in overseas fracking industries, new data from 350.org, Platform and Friends of the Earth has shown. MARIANNE BROOKER reports

Poorly regulated and dangerous acid stimulation could be used to increase fossil fuel production. A new report from Friends of the Earth calls for a ban. MARIANNE BROOKER reports