Fracking can negatively impact air and water quality in fracked areas Fact checked by Suzanne Kvilhaug Reviewed by JeFreda R. Brown The U.S. natural gas industry has enjoyed record levels of ...

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, ...

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Under the soils of the Kimberley lies one of the world’s last undeveloped large-scale reservoirs of onshore gas, according to the gas company hoping to extract it. Last month, the Western Australian ...

A natural gas drilling rig in Greene County, Pa. in 2016. Scientists who study public health say they’re skeptical of a company’s claims that its fracking “Poses No Public Health Risks.” Canonsburg, ...

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Bev Reed, with the Buckeye Environmental Network, holds a map showing injection well sites near Marietta in southeast Ohio. Hydraulic fracturing, particularly on public lands, has spurred protests ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission on Monday delayed decisions on whether to accept bids from oil and gas companies to drill on three areas of public land in Eastern Ohio ...