Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a technique for recovering gas and oil from shale rock. It involves drilling into the ...

Harris promised early on in her initial 2019 bid for the presidency to ban the practice if she were elected, and has since recanted that position. Tuesday’s debate moderators questioned the switch. “I ...

Two major pieces of Michigan water policy were amended, to add stricter hiring requirements for water utility operators and ...

As the Mexican government considers using this process again to increase dwindling oil reserves, the activist and scientist ...

Over the course of millions of years, heat and pressure can transform the organic remains of animals and plants into crude oil. That's why they're called a fossil fuels — the long-dead creatures that ...

The Labour government is moving to impose a total legal ban on fracking in the U.K., ending years of political back-and-forth over the controversial practice.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom cracked down on oil producers Tuesday, halting approval of hundreds of fracking permits until independent scientists can review them and temporarily banning another ...

(WHTM)– People who tuned into last week’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump probably recall the heated exchange about fracking. The brief exchange probably ...

When Kamala Harris and Donald Trump met on the ABC News debate stage this week, the vice president reiterated her changed energy position, saying she would not institute a "fracking ban" if elected.

At present, oil extraction in the United States sits at record levels of roughly 13.2 million barrels per day. No wonder oil is so expensive. Wait, what’s that you say? U.S. extraction at record ...