To frack or not to frack – that is the (latest) question to divide Labour and Reform. On Wednesday (1 October), Labour’s Ed Miliband vowed to permanently ban the shale gas extraction method, slamming ...

Ed Miliband has vowed to permanently ban fracking, warning that the drilling is “dangerous and deeply harmful to our natural environment.” ...

Plastic confetti may look festive for a moment, but it has long-term consequences. Plastic confetti doesn't biodegrade easily — instead, it breaks down into microplastics that contaminate soil, ...

For almost 20 years, the gas industry sold fracking to Pennsylvanians as a revolutionary economic engine that would bring jobs, infrastructure investment, energy security, tax revenue for local ...

After issues with underground migration of toxic fracking waste, the state has established new rules to protect human health and the environment. Those rules haven’t been applied to multiple ...

Pennsylvania sends more electricity outside its borders than any other state and exports three-quarters of the gas it produces. But bills remain high.

Politicians and business leaders alike punched back, with California Gov. Gavin Newsom saying governments need to “wake up to the reality.” ...

A court that respects both science and secular values is a court that respects all of us. In November, we have the chance to keep those values on the bench.

Toxic wastewater is spreading across America’s biggest oil field, posing a pressing threat to a basin that has grown into a cornerstone of global markets ...

Scientists comment on the Conservative Party saying they will repeal the 2008 Climate Change Act. Prof Pete Smith FRS, Professor of Soils & Global Change, University of Aberdeen, said: ...

Aquatic biologists from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and a small crew of volunteers waded into Dunkard Creek in Greene County on a recent sunny day. Their mission: Restock mussels in the ...