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Is well-regulated and safe fracking possible?

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Published on: 04 August 2015

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Original news
What are the key features of these draft regulations?
What is the significance of the scope of the definitions offered?
What is the significance of the government’s desire to commence IA 2015, s 50 as soon as possible and how do these regulations fit into the broader debate around fracking?

Article summary

Environment analysis: Could new regulations help to convince the public of the merits of fracking? James Taylor, senior associate at Simmons & Simmons, offers an overview of the government’s recently drafted regulations and argues that there is still a long way to go before the public accept fracking’s merits.

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