Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a technique for recovering gas and oil from shale rock. It involves drilling into the ...

U.S. shale oil and gas production generates billions of gallons of toxic wastewater daily, overwhelming disposal methods, ...

Oilfield services firm Schlumberger agreed to sell its North American shale fracking business to rival Liberty Oilfield Services , unloading a unit that underperformed during the shale bust.

On a rainy morning, Mike Frederick showed off the Belle Vernon Municipal Authority’s sewage treatment plant, about 30 miles ...

Three years after noticing discoloration and odors in their wells, residents in New Freeport are still fighting for clean ...

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Duquesne University have recently released a publication detailing ...

Frac-outs are relatively rare, but Pennsylvania’s hundreds of thousands of abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells make them ...

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband says Labour will take on Reform UK over shale gas and "send the frackers packing".

A public meeting will be held this week to get public input about a controversial fracking well that Civitas wants to build ...

When Kamala Harris and Donald Trump met on the ABC News debate stage this week, the vice president reiterated her changed energy position, saying she would not institute a "fracking ban" if elected.