Lia added that if methane leakage goes higher than a very thin margin, the benefits of gas over coal are essentially canceled ...

The Lee County commissioners were urged Monday night to enact a moratorium on fracking and consider rejecting a proposed data ...

(NewsNation) — In the swing state of Pennsylvania, fracking — extracting oil and natural gas from underground formations — is one of the major campaign issues. Due to its economic importance and ...

Increasing transparency requirements around fracking activity and the specific fluids used in the process are associated with lower pollution levels from that activity, new research shows. A recent ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – An assessment by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency claims hydraulic fracturing activities pose no threat to public drinking water. On Thursday, the EPA released a draft ...

Randi Pokladnik is a retired research chemist and educator who volunteers for several environmental organizations including the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition and Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action.

Is the fracking gold rush that has taken Pennsylvania, Ohio and parts of West Virginia by storm about to come to Maryland? Let’s hope not. A small but growing body of scientific research indicates ...

Hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas is linked to an array of health harms, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, asthma and birth defects, according to the latest compilation of studies on the ...

Seventh in a series about the gas industry’s radioactive waste. When John Quigley became the secretary of the Pennsylvania ...

(Reuters Health) - Several years into the modern “fracking” era in the U.S., there still isn’t enough rigorous research to determine whether or how the practice may threaten human health, according to ...

This program explores contemporary developments and legal issues related to hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") and will analyze the impacts of fracking on property valuation and related legal issues.