For years, fracking has been a hot topic of debate in the United States. The process works by drilling deep below the earth’s surface and extracting gas by injecting a high-pressure water mixture that ...

Amid signs that the debate over fracking grants is taking a toll on the Heinz Endowments, the foundation announced this month that Robert Vagt, its chief executive, is retiring. In August, the ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Dozens of grass-roots environmental groups have joined forces to launch a coordinated campaign to ban natural gas drilling using high-volume hydraulic fracturing in New York state.

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 ...