ALBANY | Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. has become the first major insurance company to say it won't cover damage related to a gas drilling process that blasts chemical-laden water deep into the ...

Fracking is an extreme method of oil and gas extraction that involves blasting huge amounts of water — mixed with sand and toxic chemicals — under high pressure deep into the earth. Fracking breaks up ...

FACTS ABOUT THE CANDIDATES CLAIMS. FRACKING IS A MAJOR INDUSTRY IN PENNSYLVANIA, CREATING THOUSANDS OF JOBS, BUT ALSO CAUSING CONCERNS ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH. VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS AND FORMER PRESIDENT ...

Opponents of oil and gas drilling continue to push the notion that hydraulic fracturing associated with drilling is polluting drinking water and posing other health threats, as participants at an anti ...

California oil and gas regulators have formally released their plan to phase out fracking three years after essentially halting new permits for the practice. The California Geologic Energy Management ...

With the M65 corridor identified by government surveys as “particularly rich in shale gas”, Burnley remains a prime target for fracking companies should the current UK moratorium be lifted. Local ...