FILE - Work continues at a shale gas well drilling site in St. Mary's, Pa., March 12, 2020. Facing the need to win Pennsylvania, Vice President Kamala Harris has sworn off any prior assertion that she ...

Fracking — the practice of drilling deep into the earth and cracking through layers of tight shale to extract natural gas — was in the spotlight during last night’s debate between Vice President ...

The Lee County commissioners were urged Monday night to enact a moratorium on fracking and consider rejecting a proposed data ...

In 2022, almost 7.8 million barrels of oil per day were produced from tight oil resources in the U.S., also known as unconventional resources or shale. Fracking has transformed the United States, and ...

Hydraulic fracturing, more commonly known as fracking, has been used in the United States for decades — stretching back to the 1940s and 50s. However, the technology boomed in the country during the ...

You’ve heard of geothermal energy — it’s touted as a clean alternative. You’ve also heard of fracking, which is … not always thought of that way. One creates energy from the earth’s heat. The other ...

Wonder Land: One of the campaign’s most important issues is the vast power and authority of the federal government. Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images This year’s presidential race ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Shale gas exploration triggered small earthquakes near Blackpool in northwest England earlier this year, UK firm Cuadrilla Resources said, adding to concerns about the safety of a ...

Fort Worth, Texas: A Barnett shale gas well towers over hotels and traffic. The shale revolution began in the US about the year 2000. It made the US self-sufficient in oil and gas, for the first time ...