The new report by the EPA found no evidence that hydraulic fracturing causes widespread, systemic drinking water contamination. Tom Burke, the science adviser to the EPA, says each region has to make ...

Hydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as “fracking,” is a process of extracting natural gas and oil from several miles deep beneath the Earth’s surface. Over the past decade, fracking has ...

Like a fish story, the “Halliburton loophole” grows a little with every telling. It has grown to be an all-purpose bogeyman for environmentalists raging against hydraulic fracturing. And in a new ...

A new policy study explains the facts about hydraulic fracturing so legislators and regulators can make better-informed decisions on fracking issues. The study, authored by energy policy analyst Isaac ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The revelation this month from Physicians for Social Responsibility that the oil and gas industry in Colorado has been using a chemical that will eventually ...

The SA government argues South East fracking would help unlock gas reserves at a time of limited supply — but it's a move ...

Hydraulic fracturing fluids contain chemical substances that are potentially more dangerous than salts. But they're not widely included in public databases, making a large-sample statistical analysis ...

Sixteen House Democrats voted to help pass a bill that would ban the prohibition of hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking. House lawmakers on Friday voted 226 to 188 to pass the Protecting ...

There’s been a welcome development in California’s fight against climate change: Regulators are saying no to the oil industry. Earlier this year, state oil and gas regulators quietly began denying ...

Transnational corporations are heavily pressuring Mexico to open up its energy sector as part of the official review this year of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada ...