Fresh fracking row sparked over house price report, as poll suggests growing support for shale gas

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Environmental campaigners accuse the government of censoring key report on potential impact of fracking on house prices

The UK's nascent fracking industry has found itself at the centre of yet another row, after the government published a report on the impact of shale gas on the rural economy that appeared to censor a host...

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