Reuters: German Environment Agency calls for rules preventing fracking
Germany's Environment Agency said it wanted to make fracking practically impossible to head off the risk that the technique for extracting gas could contaminate groundwater with chemicals.
The agency's view, in a report on Wednesday, feeds into a fierce debate about fracking as Chancellor Angela Merkel's government draws up new rules on water protection and mining, which will determine the future policy toward fracking.
The report contained recommendations the agency will make to the government on the new rules.