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    Irish Examiner: North Planning Guidelines Include Official "No Fracking" Policy

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Northern Ireland will not allow hydraulic fracturing until such time as it has proven to be a safe technology, new guidelines and a government minister say

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Irish Examiner: North Planning Guidelines Include Official "No Fracking" Policy

A no fracking policy has been officially incorporated into planning guidelines in the North

Stormont minister Mark H Durkan said the policy could change in the future, but only if robust evidence emerged proving the controversial shale gas extraction method was safe and did not damage the environment.

An application by a fracking company to undertake exploratory drills for shale gas in Belcoo, Co Fermanagh, was prevented by decisions by two Stormont departments last year, decisions that are currently subject to legal challenge.

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