Hydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as “fracking,” is a process of extracting natural gas and oil from several miles deep beneath the Earth’s surface. Over the past decade, fracking has ...

Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," as it is known, has been a hot-button issue in the 2024 race for the White House between former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, as the two ...

I want to like hydraulic fracturing technology in oil and gas drilling. Why? Well, because I enjoy driving my car, living in a warm house, cooking on a gas stove, watching Top Shot, Project Runway and ...

A new study concludes communities near sites of hydraulic fracturing, commonly called “fracking,” generally benefit from oil and gas production through the procedure. Examining nine of the largest ...

Water is a key feature of energy production, both as an inconvenient byproduct and an essential input for fracking. Select ...

We already know that hydraulic fracturing—the process of injecting millions of gallons of water and chemicals deep into the earth to exploit the natural gas trapped inside rock—can likely help cause ...

As part its rush to allow drilling of lands abutting state parks and other public lands, Ohio needs to get into air-release monitoring aggressively and enforce best practices on drillers who already ...

This story is supported by the Pulitzer Center and is part of the “Texas Energy Crossroads” project, a partnership between ...

The Petroleum Engineering Department in collaboration with West Texas Geology Society, recently hosted a two-day course for both oil and gas professionals and UTPB students. About 70 students, faculty ...

From left, students in UW’s energy resource management and development degree program visiting a hydraulic fracturing site near Glenrock are: Tyler Schlagel, Cheyenne; Lars Quinlivan, Cheyenne; Cass ...

Vice President Harris’s past stance on fracking has garnered significant attention since she became the Democratic nominee for president. Running in the Democratic presidential primary in 2019, Harris ...