Amid skepticism from engineers and environmentalists, landowners and drilling company bet on LPG fracking, which uses propane instead of water. By Anthony Brino, InsideClimate News Sign up here. A ...

In the years since New York became the first shale-bearing state to ban fracking in 2014, the decision continues to divide communities across the state. In the Southern Tier, companies and landowners ...

Harris promised early on in her initial 2019 bid for the presidency to ban the practice if she were elected, and has since recanted that position. Tuesday’s debate moderators questioned the switch. “I ...

Hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as fracking, is a technique used to extract oil and natural gas from underground shale rock. This process involves injecting a pressurized liquid—mostly ...

Ten years ago, New York passed a landmark ban on hydraulic fracking, the destructive process of using large volumes of freshwater laced with chemicals to extract methane gas, a dangerous fossil fuel.

As CalGEM is set to hold a hearing to obtain public comment tomorrow on the plan to formally phase out fracking in California, over 1000 individuals across the state sent comments to Governor Newsom ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday for the first time that fracking — a controversial method of improving the productivity of oil and gas wells — may be ...

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The UK's first fracking site was hit by a series of small tremors, which brought a halt to operations. Now, a report on these events suggests that fracking is unlikely to ever cause anything more than ...