(THE CONVERSATION) From rural Pennsylvania to Los Angeles, more than 17 million Americans live within a mile of at least one oil or gas well. Since 2014, most new oil and gas wells have been fracked.

A federal judge in Wyoming has struck down the Obama administration's regulations on hydraulic fracturing, ruling that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management doesn't have the authority to establish rules ...

ARLINGTON, TEXAS — In early December, drilling resumed near Mother’s Heart Learning Center. Newly installed gas wells dot property at 2020 S. Watson Road, less than one mile from the day care. One day ...

Last Sunday, Opinion asked Luke Metzger, director of Environment Texas — a statewide, citizen-funded advocate for clean air, clean water and open spaces — about fracking and water. We asked the same ...

Fracking is an extreme method of oil and gas extraction that involves blasting huge amounts of water — mixed with sand and toxic chemicals — under high pressure deep into the earth. Fracking breaks up ...

Companion bills to ban hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, are under consideration in the Florida Legislature. Senate Bill 146 was filed by state Sen. Linda Stewart (D-Orlando), and House ...