Anti-fracking activists hail resignation of shale gas tsar
by Robert Booth and Gwyn Topham from Environment | The Guardian on (#4E2CX)
Natascha Engel quit government role after six months over 'ridiculous' regulations
Anti-fracking campaigners have welcomed the resignation of the government's shale gas commissioner, who quit in frustration at "ridiculous" regulations limiting drillers from causing earth tremors, which she claimed were hobbling the industry.
Natascha Engel stood down at the weekend after just six months in the post and accused ministers of being too heavily influenced by climate change campaigners such as the Swedish 16-year-old Greta Thunberg and anti-fracking protesters.
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