New York's fracking ban creates energy poverty for 2.7 million residents while Pennsylvania neighbors profit from natural gas drilling.

Allegheny County Council on Tuesday voted to override a veto on a bill that bans new fracking leases on county parkland. The override marked the first time in Allegheny County Executive Rich ...

Sinn Féin MLA Áine Murphy also welcomed the Executive's approval of the legislation. The Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA who ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nearly 3 billion gallons of oil and gas wastewater have been injected underground in southeastern Ohio — pumped deep beneath the feet of residents who say they’ve had little say in ...

DENVER — The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday against Fort Collins' five-year fracking moratorium, a long-awaited decision that could have statewide implications for the controversial oil and gas ...

The towns of Dryden, in Tompkins County, and Middlefield, in Otsego County, changed their zoning laws to ban fracking in recent years after energy companies started acquiring local leases to drill.

Councillors have been urged to reiterate their opposition to fracking in the Wakefield district.

Germany should consider allowing fracking to bring down energy prices and reduce dependencies highlighted by the war in Iran, according to a group of advisers to Economy Minister Katherina Reiche. In ...

New York's fracking ban creates energy poverty for 2.7 million residents while Pennsylvania neighbors profit from natural gas drilling.

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