In just a few short years, shale gas extraction using hydraulic fracturing has transformed the domestic energy landscape, providing billions of cubic feet per day to the nation’s energy supply and ...

Hydraulic fracturing is a process used in nine out of 10 natural gas wells in the United States, where millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals are pumped underground to break apart the rock ...

The Department of Energy (“DOE”), after a year-long study at a western Pennsylvania drilling site, has concluded that there is no evidence that chemicals used during the hydraulic fracturing process ...

The U.S. energy industry faces uncertain times. The triple hit of depressed oil and natural gas prices, reduced demand resulting from a global pandemic, and an economic recession have battered ...

A member of a Halliburton crew takes a quick water break at a hydraulic fracturing site for Tidal Petroleum in Karnes County. Working outdoors in the heat, crew members are told to stay hydrated as a ...

In a new report that concludes hydraulic fracturing can taint drinking water in some instances, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pinpoints steps in the fracking process in which better ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released its final plan to study the effect of natural gas production through hydraulic fracturing techniques on drinking-water resources. The study will ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: An earlier version of this story mischaracterized the extent of the water problems. European Pressphoto Agency (EPA) reports:The gas rush in Pennsylvania, created by the controversial ...

Among the findings of the Energy Institute at the University of Texas at Austin's study on hydraulic fracturing: 1Hydraulic fracturing has no direct connection to groundwater contamination nWater ...

WARSAW, Va. (AP) — A second Virginia county has banned hydraulic fracturing, the process of injecting water and chemicals deep into the ground to loosen trapped gas and oil. The Free Lance-Star ...

“Pumping the volume of water we pump is probably unsustainable, not just in the US but internationally,” Schlumberger vice president of unconventional resources Chris Hopkins said during a conference ...