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Controversial 'fracking' technique to extract gas from the ground was the 'highly probable' cause of earth tremors, report finds A controversial "fracking" technique to extract gas from the ground was the "highly probable" cause of earth tremors which hit Lancashire's Fylde coast earlier this year, a report concluded today.

Hydraulic fracturing has been linked to two earthquakes in the UK earlier this year - now a report says the fracking "most likely" caused the quakes