(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 ...

The aquifer supplying Springfield’s water is shielded from any possible effects of fracking in northeast Ohio’s Utica shale, according to a local expert. Hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, ...

There is a lot of controversy surrounding the practice of fracking, but this is what it is and how it can save money.

Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is a process in which oil and natural gas are extracted from underground rock formations. Fracking provides many benefits but has some costly side effects. Fracking ...

A new study will examine the effects of the increased use of hydraulic fracturing on freight transportation distribution patterns to give better information to freight transportation planners and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fracking — the practice of drilling deep into the earth and cracking through layers of tight shale to extract natural gas — was in the spotlight during last night’s debate between Vice President ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Vice President Kamala Harris said she would not ban fracking during Tuesday's presidential debate, but what is it and what are its effects on the Commonwealth of Kentucky? In 2019 ...

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 ...

On the eve of the Democratic National Convention in 2016, thousands marched in Philadelphia for action to prevent climate catastrophe. Credit: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images Since Vice ...

Trump is hitting Harris with TV ads about her fracking flip. But the drilling process might not be as important to voters as pundits suggest. If it’s true that support for a fracking ban is surefire ...