Freeing oil and gas deposits from its shale, tight sand and coalbed methane coverings was first done with explosives in 1865.

(THE CONVERSATION) 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 wells have been fracked.

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 ...

John Hanger, who just departed with Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell as his Secretary of Environmental Protection, recently gave an exit interview to the anti-natural gas, Herb & Marion Sandler-fueled ...

Companion bills to ban hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, are under consideration in the Florida Legislature. Senate Bill 146 was filed by state Sen. Linda Stewart (D-Orlando), and House ...

Sheinbaum said Wednesday that her government may allow a form of sustainable fracking to increase domestic production of natural gas.