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 ...

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 a researcher with a chemistry background who is working in an oil field, I am pleased to see articles like “A New Way of Fracking” that introduce new technologies in the oil industry (C&EN, May 12, ...

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.

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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

The Government is “very open-minded” to reviewing whether the controversial method of gas extraction being proposed in North ...