What is fracking? You may have heard about the effects this oil and gas extraction technique have on the environment, but its impacts extend far beyond that. Between 2007 and 2016, oil production in ...

Ohio has silently assumed a disturbing role as the region’s dumping ground for toxic fracking waste, and the implications could be catastrophic for future generations. Today in Ohio podcast hosts ...

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 ...

I first arrived at the motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Wheeling, West Virginia, in 1966. I will never forget traveling up the lovely tree-lined hill for the first time. From the moment I ...

In a major U-turn in energy policy, Mexico has unveiled a 10-year plan to reverse a years-long decline in oil and gas production by tapping more unconventional resources through fracking. Petroleos ...

JOHNSON COUNTY, Texas — For Texas farmers and ranchers, clean land and water aren’t luxuries — they’re lifelines. But a new state law has farmers and environmental advocates raising serious concerns.

Fracking wastewater gushes out of a geyser in Toyah, Texas, in 2024. The geyser flowed water for 19 days before it was stopped. Credit: Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images On Oct. 2, ...

DALLAS — Texas is in the midst of a water crisis, and the state is looking everywhere for new sources of clean water. And when we say everywhere, we mean everywhere. The state is inching closer to ...

Over the course of millions of years, heat and pressure can transform the organic remains of animals and plants into crude oil. That's why they're called a fossil fuels — the long-dead creatures that ...

This environmental video essay provides a brief explanation and overview of fracking. Specifically, I look at how fracking works, why it's become so prevalent in the last 15 years, and why there's ...

Ron Gusek, Liberty Energy's Chief Executive Officer, said that the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on steel imports will have a modest impact on oilfield service providers' earnings. Trump ...

People from several southeastern Ohio counties gathered in Columbus earlier this month, holding signs that read things like “No Radioactive Waste” to try to get lawmakers to pay attention to what they ...