Fracking Given Green Light In North Yorkshire

Councillors have approved an application by a UK company to frack for shale gas near the village of Kirby Misperton in North Yorkshire. Third Energy has become the first company to be given the go-ahead for fracking, which has not taken place in England since 2011. The application had caused considerable controversy in North Yorkshire, amid concerns it could contaminate the local water supply and harm the region's tourism industry.