Author: Juliette Jowit and Hanna Gersmann, guardian reporters

  • Shale gas fracking ‘probable’ cause of Lancashire quakes

    Controversial ‘fracking’ technique to extract gas from the ground was the ‘highly probable’ cause of earth tremors, report finds Two earthquake tremors in north-west England earlier this year were probably caused by controversial operations to extract gas nearby, a report by the company responsible has concluded. The two tremors, which were felt by people just…