The government says it plans to pass legislation to permanently ban fracking for shale gas in England. A moratorium on the practice was put in place by the last government but the debate has been ...

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 ...

Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is a process in which oil and natural gas are extracted from underground rock formations. Fracking provides many benefits but has some costly side effects. Fracking ...

Ohio’s environmental groups are on a losing streak. They can’t seem to get anyone in the legislature to agree with their confused outlook, and they’ve increasingly turned to sophomoric misinformation ...

The council has said it needs clarity on a proposed permanent ban on fracking and whether the definition of the current moratorium will be expanded, as an application by Europa Oil and Gas for a 38m ...

The South Australian government's proposal to lift a ban on fracking in the state's South East appears doomed to fail — with the opposition and One Nation both opposing it. The government argues ...

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 ...