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$It was the first application for fracking in the UK to be given council approval since a ban was lifted in 2012$

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$Anti-fracking protesters gathered outside North Yorkshire County Council earlier today. Photo: Friends of the Earth UK$

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$The DECC survey introduced questions about fracking opposition for the first time$

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$The report points out that 88% of the studies on air quality around fracking sites have shown increased levels of on-site air pollutants$

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$Just 21% of 2,118 UK households supported fracking$

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