Inside Climate News found state oversight of solid waste from gas drilling lacking, despite new findings that it's more ...

What is fracking? You may have heard about the effects this oil and gas extraction technique have on the environment, but its impacts extend far beyond that. Between 2007 and 2016, oil production in ...

Labour plans to introduce a “total ban” on fracking this autumn, replacing the current moratorium with permanent legislation. Experts say the U.K.’s complex geology makes large-scale fracking unviable ...

JOHNSON COUNTY, Texas — For Texas farmers and ranchers, clean land and water aren’t luxuries — they’re lifelines. But a new state law has farmers and environmental advocates raising serious concerns.

Concerned that a ban on fracking near the Delaware River is at risk under a Republican Congress and the Trump administration, environmental advocates called Wednesday for proactive action to protect ...

When Pennsylvania pioneered unconventional fracking, the political and regulatory landscape was not prepared for the shale gas boom that would be unleashed across the Commonwealth. Over two decades ...

Fracking wastewater gushes out of a geyser in Toyah, Texas, in 2024. The geyser flowed water for 19 days before it was stopped. Credit: Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images On Oct. 2, ...

The Environmental Quality Board voted to delay a vote on whether to increase setback distances between fracking and drilling site from homes, schools, and water sources The Environmental Quality Board ...

Public health advocates assessing Josh Shapiro’s first two years as Pennsylvania’s governor concluded that he hasn’t done enough to protect residents from the damaging effects of hydraulic fracturing ...

A Kern County judge ruled Thursday that Gov. Gavin Newsom will remain a defendant in a trio of lawsuits brought against his administration by local oil producers arguing the governor overstepped his ...

Legislation to protect hydraulic fracturing has been on the agenda for weeks. The House will vote this week on legislation to protect the practice of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas drilling.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Community leader and activist Ranjana Bhandari shared her concerns about a proposal for more fracking in East Arlington. “The pollution from fracking, the fumes, the noise, the ...