Fracking, short for hydraulic fracturing, is a method of extracting natural gas. It was invented in the 1940s, but gained popularity in the past two decades, particularly in the U.S. This is ...

Few places are as critical to producing affordable, reliable energy as Pennsylvania, the nation’s second-largest natural-gas-producing state (“Fracking Isn’t as Popular (or Important ...

Fracking — the controversial practice of drilling deep into the earth and cracking through layers of tight shale to extract natural gas — was in the spotlight during last night’s debate.

When Jill Antares Hunkler purchased land in Belmont County, Ohio, in 2007, she never envisioned her home would be surrounded by 78 oil and gas fracking wells a decade later, she said. "I wanted to ...

On the heels of a critical federal study, California's Legislature is weighing what do about a promising but controversial method of hunting for natural gas and oil called hydraulic fracturing ...

The distinctive structures, astronomical observatories and art show ... and fracking in the area. "More than 90% of Greater Chaco is already either industrialized by oil and gas extraction or ...

Hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking, has transformed the United States into the Saudi Arabia of natural gas — but not in New York, where foolish politicians like Gov. Hochul ...

Fracking has the potential to provide more oil and gas to consumers but the process has long-lasting negative impacts on the environment and is somewhat controversial.

Engelder later revised his calculation upward, to 489 trillion cubic feet, enough to meet US natural gas demand for 18 years. These massive numbers set off the fracking boom in Pennsylvania ...

Under state law, 65% of property owners in an area must apply for a lease. When Jill Antares Hunkler purchased land in Belmont County, Ohio, in 2007, she never envisioned her home would be ...