PITTSBURGH (AP) — The final report from a landmark federal study on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, found no evidence that chemicals or brine water from the gas drilling process moved upward to ...

Chemicals found in wells near the site of a 2022 incident in Freeport Township indicate a link to nearby fracking activity, according to a recent report by researchers from the University of ...

The Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission approved several wildlife areas and other public lands for hydraulic ...

The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Science Advisory Board produced this month a draft of proposed revisions to a 2015-issued report, and in it echoed Texas anti-fracking plaintiffs' concerns ...

The state’s two main sources of water — groundwater in aquifers and surface water such as lakes, rivers and reservoirs — are susceptible to depletion from climate change. To combat the state’s looming ...

Federal environment officials investigating drinking water contamination near the ranching town of Pavillion, Wyo., have found that at least three water wells contain a chemical used in the natural ...

Along with decades’ worth of coal mining pollution, Pa. must also contend with millions of tons of fracking waste.

Pennsylvania is one of the few states that has specified a right to clean water in its constitution. However, a recent study has linked contaminated drinking water to fracking activity in communities ...

In the ongoing war over fracking, the loudest voices try their best to obscure this essential point: The controversial oil field process doesn't need to be banned; it needs to be well regulated.

Texas is facing a major water shortage. The state’s population is projected to grow 73% by 2070, while its water supply is expected to shrink by 18%. Already, aging infrastructure is leaking over ...