The pros and cons of fracking

New PM Liz Truss could revive controversial practice ‘within days’ due to Britain's energy woes

A fracking site in California
A fracking site in California
(Image credit: David McNew/Getty Images)

The new Prime Minister Liz Truss could lift the ban on fracking “within days” amid ever-growing concern about the energy crisis and increasing demands that her government does more to improve energy security.

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