Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, may cause an increase of radon gas in nearby homes. Studies on fracking and radon have produced conflicting results, leading to calls for more research. Austin ...

John Lea, a retiree from Covington concerned about fracking, holds a protest sign at the Department of Natural Resources June 17 hearing on one of the permits sought by Helis, which has proposed to ...

“There is no oversight,” says Robert Green, who works in southwestern Pennsylvania in an industry that insures that pipelines can appropriately handle the complex and often hazardous fuels and waste ...

A recent roundtable discussion between Pennsylvania Congressman Rob Bresnahan and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zelden in the Poconos about fracking deregulation and lifting the ...

Editor: A recent roundtable discussion between Congressman Rob Bresnahan and EPA Administrator Lee Zelden in the Poconos about fracking deregulation and lifting the fracking ban on the Delaware ...

The Department of Environmental Conservation is, at this time, considering comments from the public concerning the possible use of fracking by the oil and gas industry. As an opponent of this risky ...

Transnational corporations are heavily pressuring Mexico to open up its energy sector as part of the official review this year of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada ...

To The Reader’s Forum: Thanks to the Cuomo Adminstration for banning high volume horizontal fracturing (fracking) in NY. If fracking came to my rural neighborhood, this would happen: To frack a well ...

Pro-fracking ads on TV now rival in frequency the ones for expensive pharmaceuticals we’ll never need. My gut reaction is that anyone who needs to advertise that heavily — or can afford to — must be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband says Labour remains committed to its manifesto pledge of a total ban on fracking - Danny Lawson/PA Ed ...