With federal permits in hand, British shale gas pioneer Cuadrilla Resources said Friday it was committed to a light environmental permit despite public uproar. The British Environment Agency gave the company permits to carry out shale gas exploration at its Roseacre Wood site in Lanchashire. “Following such a rigorous review and public consultation of all of our permit applications by the regulator, this unequivocally demonstrates that, as we have committed, our proposed exploratory operations will be carried out responsibly ensuring the local environment is protected,” Cuadrilla Chief Executive Officer Francis Egan said in a statement. The British government said the permits granted to the company spell out ways in which it needs to protect regional groundwater and surface water supplies, ensure air quality is within safe limits and dispose, store […]