The extraction of gas and oil by fracking—large-scale fracturing of underground rocks by injecting water, sand and ...

Freshwater use in oil and gas drilling has come under scrutiny in Colorado as the state faces a historic drought. On Wednesday, March 12, state regulators announced new rules that will require ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gulfport Energy’s Seneca Lake Reservoir freshwater withdrawal pump, Belmont County, Ohio. Credit: Ted Auch, FracTracker Alliance, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hydraulic fracturing to drill for oil and natural gas has not caused widespread harm to drinking water in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday in a ...

Fracturing shale formations to force out oil and gas probably doesn't cause earthquakes, but another industry practice might. That's the opinion of scientists who participated in a yearlong study of ...

LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - It is time to stop demonising hydraulic fracturing. Oil and gas production is a messy, dirty business that produces all sorts of harmful waste. But the chemicals used in ...

Oil and gas companies have been pressuring Ohio landowners to allow hydraulic fracturing on their property and are turning to state law to force compliance when there is resistance, according to a ...

DALLAS — Texas is in the midst of a water crisis, and the state is looking everywhere for new sources of clean water. And when we say everywhere, we mean everywhere. The state is inching closer to ...

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 ...