Activists have expressed concern about water security after losing an environmental lawsuit seeking to force government ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hydraulic fracturing to drill for oil and natural gas has not caused widespread harm to drinking water in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday in a ...

India's plans to scale up fracking operations without robust regulations could spell disaster for the country's finely balanced water security, according to research from the University of Surrey. The ...

SANTA FE, N.M. -- Environmental officials in New Mexico took initial steps last week toward regulating the treatment and reuse of oil industry fracking water as the state grapples with scarce water ...

The research adds to other environmental issue relating to hydraulic fracturing. The fracking process involves the injection of millions of gallons of freshwater and chemicals into shale. While most ...

In May, the New Mexico Water Quality Commission banned the discharge of fracking wastewater, whether treated or not, off an oil field. The decision — months in the making — was hailed by environmental ...

Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings Fracking a gas well requires up to 6 million gallons of water—but that's not ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Natural gas drilling companies would be banned in New York from using an extraction method that involves injecting large amounts of liquified carbon dioxide deep underground under ...

Ohio officials approved fracking bids for thousands of acres of public land amid loud protests.

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Today a group of New York environmental groups filed a motion to intervene in support of New York State, which is defending ...