Harris promised early on in her initial 2019 bid for the presidency to ban the practice if she were elected, and has since recanted that position. Tuesday’s debate moderators questioned the switch. “I ...

Hydraulic fracturing, more commonly known as fracking, has been used in the United States for decades — stretching back to the 1940s and 50s. However, the technology boomed in the country during the ...

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

FILE - Work continues at a shale gas well drilling site in St. Mary's, Pa., March 12, 2020. Facing the need to win Pennsylvania, Vice President Kamala Harris has sworn off any prior assertion that she ...

In an interview, Robert Lestz discusses everything from the risks of using propane to why Canadian companies are more willing to try something new. By Anthony Brino, InsideClimate News Sign up here.

Amid skepticism from engineers and environmentalists, landowners and drilling company bet on LPG fracking, which uses propane instead of water. By Anthony Brino, InsideClimate News Sign up here. A ...

Vice President Kamala Harris vowed not to ban fracking if elected president while debating former President Donald Trump on Tuesday night. Harris was pressed during the debate about changing her ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The fish population of the lakes of Fermanagh could be hit if the fracking method of natural gas extraction is introduced to the county, a Stormont minister has warned. Culture, Arts and Leisure ...

The SA government argues South East fracking would help unlock gas reserves at a time of limited supply — but it's a move ...