The aquifer supplying Springfield’s water is shielded from any possible effects of fracking in northeast Ohio’s Utica shale, according to a local expert. Hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, ...

There is a lot of controversy surrounding the practice of fracking, but this is what it is and how it can save money.

A new study will examine the effects of the increased use of hydraulic fracturing on freight transportation distribution patterns to give better information to freight transportation planners and ...

Fracking isn’t new, but it’s more expensive and potentially more damaging to the environment than conventional drilling, so it wasn’t commonly used in the US until the last decade, as demand for ...

Five years after a Pennsylvania grand jury made eight recommendations to protect public health and the environment from fracking, the state has largely failed to follow through, five environmental ...

Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pa., will soon look into the health implications of natural gas production in the state’s Marcellus shale thanks to a $1 million grant from the Degenstein ...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo missed a Nov. 29 deadline to finalize long-awaited hydraulic fracturing regulations. The missed deadline left state residents uncertain whether and when they would join the ...