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 ...

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 ...

Hydro-fracking is a process where exploration companies inject a mixture of water, sand and chemicals into the ground, creating cracks in shale rock formations. That process allow ...

Department of Energy’s Kyle Haustveit says hydraulic fracturing could boost recovery rates and extend life of ageing offshore ...

The clamor appears to be growing for greater regulation of "fracking," the mineral extraction process that has helped to fuel North Dakota's oil boom. On the heels of a critical "60 Minutes" report ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. PROVO, UT — On Monday, The New York Times wrote about an “unlikely resistance” building in “energy-friendly” Greeley ...

Ten years ago, New York passed a landmark ban on hydraulic fracking, the destructive process of using large volumes of freshwater laced with chemicals to extract methane gas, a dangerous fossil fuel.

My water well went dry a week or two ago and I was transporting town water to put in it until the well company could come out ...

The Government of the Northwest Territories has released new proposed regulations for hydraulic fracturing — commonly known as "fracking" — in the territory. If approved, the new regulations will be ...

While the plaintiffs do not argue with New York’s right to ban fracking, they believe that the Fifth Amendment of the ...