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 ...

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 ...

Last Sunday, Opinion asked Luke Metzger, director of Environment Texas — a statewide, citizen-funded advocate for clean air, clean water and open spaces — about fracking and water. We asked the same ...

Fracking a gas well requires up to 6 million gallons of water—but that's not as bad as it soundsJason Janik/Bloomberg via Getty Images When it comes to hydrofracking, it’s the fracturing that gets a ...

Pennsylvania American Water will supply clean drinking water in Dimock, Susquehanna County, to replace well water contaminated by natural gas fracking, the company announced Wednesday. The project ...

Activists have expressed concern about water security after losing an environmental lawsuit seeking to force government ...

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300,000 people live within a three-mile radius of the test wells, fracked to reach oil once considered too expensive to extract. By Ngoc Nguyen, New America Media/InsideClimate News Sign up here.

In May, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced plans to double the capacity of Canada’s electricity grid by 2050, using natural ...