For years, fracking has been a hot topic of debate in the United States. The process works by drilling deep below the earth’s surface and extracting gas by injecting a high-pressure water mixture that ...
Ted Auch in 2018 when he was the Midwest program director at the time for Fractracker Alliance, surveying fracking impacts in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. A dozen years ago, as fracking was ...
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, may cause an increase of radon gas in nearby homes. Studies on fracking and radon have produced conflicting results, leading to calls for more research. Austin ...
This story was originally reported by Lauren Nutall of The 19th. ARLINGTON, TEXAS — In early December, drilling resumed near ...
In a move sure to capture the attention of energy producers and conservationists, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revealed its final research plan Thursday for a multiyear study of hydraulic ...
As the 2020 presidential election campaign heats up, some candidates have called for a total ban on hydraulic fracturing while other groups support a “keep it in the ground” policy against producing ...
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 ...
A flare from a fracking well burns off excess gas near a home. There are 225 active wells located on 30 well pads in Allegheny County, according to data from the Pennsylvania Department of ...