Fracking is all about increasing surface area and connecting as many pores in the shale to the bore; drilling horizontally within the shale seam makes that possible. Geologists and mining ...

The fight continues against a plan to create what could become one of Colorado’s biggest residential fracking sites near the ...

It also pollutes our air, water and climate and endangers wildlife and human health. Fracking has been documented in more than 30 U.S. states and is particularly widespread in North Dakota, ...

Brine from fracking can be saltier than seawater and contain numerous chemicals from the fracking operation, as well as radium, a radioactive metal.

“The unit is not in the wildlife area and there are no surface impacts ... called hydraulic fracturing — better known as fracking — in which operators drill down thousands of feet vertically ...

This is what makes the process of fracking controversial as shown by protests at fracking sites worldwide. Male voice: The gas is released and flushed all the way back up here to the surface.

This problem has been highlighted by footage of people in fracked areas setting fire to methane-laced water from kitchen faucets. Fracking can also expose people to harm from lead, arsenic and ...

A Texas-based company was chosen as the “highest and best” to lease land in Leesville Wildlife Area in Carroll County for ...

Traditional owners and a scientist fear there have been more fracking fluid spills by gas companies exploring the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin.

Multiple presenters to the legislature’s committee on public bills said the government’s plan to lift the ban on uranium exploration and mining and the moratorium on fracking for onshore gas, as ...

The group argues there are about 250 fires, explosions, spills, brine truck accidents, and similar incidents related to ...