Dear EarthTalk: I hear there's a greener form of fracking for natural gas and oil that uses carbon dioxide instead of water to access underground reserves. Is this really better for the environment? — ...

When it comes to hydrofracking, it’s the fracturing that gets a lot of the attention, but in fact it’s the hydro part of that is particularly troublesome. Even if fears over the contamination of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hydraulic fracturing to drill for oil and natural gas has not caused widespread harm to drinking water in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday in a ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Vice President Kamala Harris said she would not ban fracking during Tuesday's presidential debate, but what is it and what are its effects on the Commonwealth of Kentucky? In 2019 ...

JOHNSON COUNTY, Texas — For Texas farmers and ranchers, clean land and water aren’t luxuries — they’re lifelines. But a new state law has farmers and environmental advocates raising serious concerns.

Water sales for fracking activities throughout Westmoreland and its neighboring counties represent only a small portion of what is distributed daily to local residential, commercial and industrial ...

The biggest threat to public health from fracking is water pollution, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency. But in 2005, Congress exempted fracking by oil and natural gas producers from ...

As Texas’s population booms and the state grows hotter and drier, it’s more important than ever to understand: Who’s wasting our water? Without water, there’s no fracking. Without fracking, there’s no ...

Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is a method of extracting oil and natural gas from dense rock or sand where traditional drilling is not an option. Due to the nature of fracking, costs are higher ...

Donald Trump’s pro-fracking policy will boost an industry that threatens Pennsylvanians with radioactive pollution and more. State leaders must stand up for us. Donald Trump’s pro-fracking policy will ...