Fracking, shorthand for hydraulic fracturing, is set to become a cornerstone of President-elect Donald Trump's energy agenda. While it is worth noting that the U.S. is producing more oil and gas than ...

This story was originally reported by Lauren Nutall of The 19th. ARLINGTON, TEXAS — In early December, drilling resumed near ...

Over the course of millions of years, heat and pressure can transform the organic remains of animals and plants into crude oil. That's why they're called a fossil fuels — the long-dead creatures that ...

The Erie Times-News’ recently published an article titled: "What is fracking, and what Trump's win means for it in Pennsylvania," which overestimated the economic importance of fracking and ...

The subject of hydrofracking for natural gas energy has become a highly charged issue in America, with everyone, seemingly, taking sides. That hasn’t stopped author Seamus McGraw, whose byline has ...

A possible correlation between fracking and radon has been studied several times, but whether there's a link remains an unanswered question.

You’ve heard of geothermal energy — it’s touted as a clean alternative. You’ve also heard of fracking, which is … not always thought of that way. One creates energy from the earth’s heat. The other ...

Hydraulic fracturing is a completion technique that pumps high-pressure fluid and proppant into a low-permeability reservoir to create and prop open fractures, increasing flow paths so oil can move to ...

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has been the subject of numerous pieces investigative journalism, a popular and Oscar-nominate documentary, a slew of YouTube videos of flaming faucets, and even a ...