On Wednesday, the natural gas company CNX Resources released the initial results from its environmental monitoring collaboration with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, a ...

The report initially did not find “widespread, systemic impacts” on drinking water resources close to fracking sites. But the EPA’s Science Advisory Board responded in December, after the report was ...

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 ...

As the nation’s natural gas production booms, Democrats eyeing the White House may find themselves in a fracking fight. As the nation’s natural gas production booms, Democrats eyeing the White House ...

From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by producer Aynsley O’Neill with Kristina Marusic, a journalist for Environmental Health News ...

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz told reporters Thursday morning that the process of natural gas extraction called fracking was safe and should be used, provided it was properly regulated. “I still have ...

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 ...

Fracking – a controversial method of extracting natural gas and oil from underground – is a deeply divisive topic. Some say it damages property and causes pollution, while others contend it is a safe, ...