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Ineos initiates legal bid against Scotland's fracking ban
Ineos's Grangemouth oil refinery on the Firth of Forth near Falkirk, Scotland
PETROCHEMICAL giant Ineos is launching a legal challenge against the Scottish government’s fracking ban.
Ministers announced a permanent prohibition in October, saying they took a “cautious, evidence-led approach” in reaching the decision, having included business and communities.
At the time, a vote by MSPs endorsed the ban and a consultation revealed that 99 per cent of the public said they backed a ban.
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