This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Ban hydraulic fracturing (fracking) from being carried out within the UK
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Fracking has been proven time and time again to be of huge detrimental impact on the environment for very little gain - earthquakes, flammable rivers and more have all been objectively linked with fracking. It is incredibly irresponsible of the government to allow such a method to be used in the UK.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/23/fracking-at-lancashire-site-paused-after-seismic-event-detected
https://www.propublica.org/article/scientific-study-links-flammable-drinking-water-to-fracking
Why was this petition rejected?
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/227827
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