LOS ANGELES -- There has been a lot of controversy about the oil-extraction procedure known as "fracking." Now more questions are being raised about how much water is used for fracking, and whether it ...

Ohio is opening up more than 8,200 acres of a wildlife area in southeastern Ohio and another 500 acres of Salt Fork State ...

Fracking — the practice of drilling deep into the earth and cracking through layers of tight shale to extract natural gas — was in the spotlight during last night’s debate between Vice President ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – More than 9,000 new acres of state-owned land have been made available for fracking, as a result of a ...

Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," as it is known, has been a hot-button issue in the 2024 race for the White House between former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, as the two ...

The natural gas boom in North Texas is not only producing energy and jobs, it’s also sparking action in the state legislature regarding hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in the energy-rich Barnett ...

Clinicians urged to be aware of fracking-related health problems Chemical contamination, community disruption and negative psychological effects among health problems associated with hydraulic ...

A state regulator has adopted a rule banning the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS or “forever chemicals,” in the fracking process. But advocates pushing for more ...

Natural gas is quickly becoming a big chunk of the energy mix, with onshore natural gas extraction techniques like hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” playing a significant role in the shift from ...

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar is on record as saying that hydraulic fracturing methods to extract oil and gas “can be done safely,” but he’s not overly impressed with varying state rules ...

Nova Scotia will pay Dalhousie University to study fracking risks while simultaneously helping gas companies drill ...

Trump is hitting Harris with TV ads about her fracking flip. But the drilling process might not be as important to voters as pundits suggest. If it’s true that support for a fracking ban is surefire ...