Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is an essential technique in the oil and gas industry, used to extract natural gas and oil from deep underground reservoirs. Traditionally, the process has involved a ...

In May, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced plans to double the capacity of Canada’s electricity grid by 2050, using natural gas in the name of “powering Canada strong.” Almost all Canadian natural ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... From rural Pennsylvania to Los Angeles, more than 17 million Americans live within a mile of at least one oil or gas well. Since 2014, most new oil and gas ...

Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is a process in which oil and natural gas are extracted from underground rock formations. Fracking provides many benefits but has some costly side effects. Fracking ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn’s administration has affirmed its support for the state Department of Natural Resources’ efforts to craft rules governing hydraulic fracturing, saying the process ensures ...

Tracking commentary and opinion from around Central New York, the state and nation: Wednesday's Topic: Stanley N. Hack, of Jamesville, writes about how hydrofracking far outweighs any possible ...

A natural gas drilling rig in Wyoming. The EPA says that fracking may have resulted in groundwater contamination in that state.National Geographic / Getty Images News If you report on the ...

A group of institutional investors has filed resolutions to challenge oil and gas companies over their hydraulic fracturing procedures, according to Ceres, a network of investors, public interest ...

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 to clean the well out. The Well company that came out to clean my well ...

The Opposition Liberal are again calling for a moratorium on shale gas exploration until stronger rules are in place to govern the contentious industry. Opposition Leader Victor Boudreau said natural ...