Fracking, short for hydraulic fracturing, is a method of extracting natural gas. It was invented in the 1940s, but gained popularity in the past two decades, particularly in the U.S. This is because ...

A pair of House Democrats say the state should change the way it taxes the fracking industry, a move that would generate billions of dollars of additional revenue for the state. At the same time, the ...

The potential adverse health effects of fracking keep piling up. Newly published research shows that people who live close to natural gas extraction sites have a higher risk of childhood lymphoma and ...

Oil and gas is required for many of life's everyday functions. Cars, trains and planes all rely on fuel in order to move people around, leaving many dependent on them. Many also rely on gas and fuel ...

When Jill Antares Hunkler purchased land in Belmont County, Ohio, in 2007, she never envisioned her home would be surrounded by 78 oil and gas fracking wells a decade later, she said. "I wanted to ...

Go behind the scenes with managing editor Jamie Smith Hopkins and reporter Kiley Bense as they discuss how Pennsylvania is ...

“Fracking” is a common name for hydraulic fracturing, which is a process that uses a high-pressure mix of water, chemicals ...

Investors are challenging 10 energy companies, including Chevron and Exxon Mobil, to release more information about how they do hydraulic fracturing, a process better known as "fracking," in which a ...

Advocates say more distance is needed to protect public health. Industry groups and Republican legislators say the rule ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Vice President Kamala Harris said she won't ban fracking natural gas, telling KDKA-TV that her position hasn't changed since she joined the Biden ticket in 2020. As a senator back ...

Natural gas has a relatively comfortable relationship with the transportation world. It is largely seen as clean, domestic, and inexpensive, a win-win-win situation that is not often found in the ...