Pollution at fracking protest site rises despite lack of fracking

Lorries, demonstrators and police drive up air pollution in Kirby Misperton, study finds

A shale gas company's lorries, police vehicles and protesters' wood fires have combined to drive up air pollution levels near a gas well in the north of England, despite fracking failing to get started at the site.

Operations at the Kirby Misperton well in North Yorkshire have been delayed after the operator Third Energy ran into financial problems, but the project's local pollution impact has been revealed by government-backed research.