In the years since New York became the first shale-bearing state to ban fracking in 2014, the decision continues to divide communities across the state. In the Southern Tier, companies and landowners ...

Harris promised early on in her initial 2019 bid for the presidency to ban the practice if she were elected, and has since recanted that position. Tuesday’s debate moderators questioned the switch. “I ...

As CalGEM is set to hold a hearing to obtain public comment tomorrow on the plan to formally phase out fracking in California, over 1000 individuals across the state sent comments to Governor Newsom ...

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.

Exxon Mobil Corp. is betting that a better way to frack will double the amount of oil it can pump from shale fields. “There’s just a lot of oil being left in the ground,” CEO Darren Woods said June 1 ...

Amid skepticism from engineers and environmentalists, landowners and drilling company bet on LPG fracking, which uses propane instead of water. By Anthony Brino, InsideClimate News Sign up here. A ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as fracking, is a technique used ...

Lestz eventually developed a fracking process that substitutes propane, or liquid petroleum gas (LPG), for water. Chevron wasn't interested in LPG fracking, Lestz said. But in 2006, a business friend ...

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, ...

A new method of hydraulic fracturing to drill for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale is one-third of the way toward being banned in New York state. The state Assembly approved legislation (A.8866) ...

Fracking in Mexico could unlock 140 billion barrels of hydrocarbons and 800,000 jobs. MND's CEO argues for why fracking's ...

But it is a controversial topic both in Australia and around the world. Hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" is a method of ...