Slow progress for fracking as opposition grows
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Getting fracking up and running in England has been slower than expected, an official report has found.
In 2016, the government forecast up to 20 wells would be fracked by mid-2020, but only three have been so far.
“Low public acceptance” of the controversial oil and gas extraction technique is partly to blame, the National Audit Office (NAO) found.
The UK has…