England

Medact is a medical charity based in London that educates, analyses and campaigns for global health on issues related to conflict, poverty and the environment. On 7th of July Medact released a an updated assessment of the potential health impacts of  unconventional shale gas production in England. This new report updates the review from 2015 with the latest evidence […]

The European Union lacks a common policy on fracking. Some countries are convinced supporters while others have banned it for safety and environmental reasons. This disagreement between the member states prevented the passing of a Directive regulating shale gas exploitation, resulting in the European Commission being restricted to adopting certain “recommendations“. Recently the European Parliament […]