Lia added that if methane leakage goes higher than a very thin margin, the benefits of gas over coal are essentially canceled ...

Nearly $2 million will be allocated for a look at environmental results. NEW YORK — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it will conduct a massive study to investigate any potential ...

The Lee County commissioners were urged Monday night to enact a moratorium on fracking and consider rejecting a proposed data ...

Increasing transparency requirements around fracking activity and the specific fluids used in the process are associated with lower pollution levels from that activity, new research shows. A recent ...

(NewsNation) — In the swing state of Pennsylvania, fracking — extracting oil and natural gas from underground formations — is one of the major campaign issues. Due to its economic importance and ...

Is the fracking gold rush that has taken Pennsylvania, Ohio and parts of West Virginia by storm about to come to Maryland? Let’s hope not. A small but growing body of scientific research indicates ...

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 ...

(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 ...