It was a battle environmentalists thought they had won years ago. But fracking – the controversial technology for extracting ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Drilling and fracking with carbon dioxide is now permanently banned Environmental, public health, and community leaders from across New York are thrilled that Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the ...

A natural gas drilling rig in Greene County, Pa. in 2016. Scientists who study public health say they’re skeptical of a company’s claims that its fracking “Poses No Public Health Risks.” Canonsburg, ...

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 Special Report released by the Heritage Foundation in April 2025 has found that New York’s decision to ban the process of hydraulic fracturing (commonly known as “fracking”) for natural gas in 2010 ...

The driest summer in more than a decade prompted an Ohio watershed district this summer to take the unprecedented step of limiting the use of water for oil and gas fracking. The restrictions applied ...

NORMAL — More than 140 residents signed a petition Saturday that calls for a ban on fracking, the method of extracting oil or gas from subterranean rocks. Illinois People’s Action, a nonprofit group, ...