Tracking commentary and opinion from around Central New York, the state and nation: Wednesday's Topic: Stanley N. Hack, of Jamesville, writes about how hydrofracking far outweighs any possible ...

If you report on the environmental issues surrounding hydraulic fracturing and shale natural gas, you’ll hear a certain line from gas industry representatives over and over: there has never been a ...

Communities across the state have passed legislation banning the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing. The movement brings up questions of home rule and is being followed closely by the ...

CARRIZO SPRINGS — In this South Texas stretch of mesquite trees and cactus, where the land is sometimes too dry to grow crops, the local aquifer is being strained in the search for oil. The reason is ...

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