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 ...

Fracking: some call it one of the greatest innovations of the last fifty years. Others insist it's an environmental disaster. Who is right? Linnea Lueken, research fellow at the Heartland Institute, ...

(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 ...

A state regulator has adopted a rule banning the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS or "forever chemicals," in the fracking process. But advocates pushing for more ...

We lament often and loudly when Texas is ranked 45th or 47th or 49th in one area or another of consequence to public health, education or the environment compared with other states (thank heavens for ...

Editor's note: This is part 2 in a two-part series on managing Bakken byproducts. Part 1 can be found here. Water is a vital part of the complex lifeline that makes drilling in the Bakken oil play so ...