*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The rocky ground deep beneath Southern Illinois will soon be wrung like a sponge to yield previously unreachable oil and natural ...

Five years ago, The Heartland Institute set out to correct some misperceptions about the hydraulic fracturing process (commonly known as “fracking”) that had gained traction in the opinions of a ...

Fracking isn't a new thing and neither is the controversy behind it. But now it's on the national political stage as the 2024 race for the White House heats up. Republicans have started to circulate ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Professor Elizabeth Glass Geltman explains fracking. Professor Elizabeth Glass Geltman explains the process of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking".

Austin Warehime drove down a dusty road just outside Quaker City in eastern Ohio, gazing out at his step-grandparents' farmland. In the distance, a relative was mowing hay in a tractor, a backdrop of ...

A natural gas drilling rig in Greene County, Pa. in 2016. Scientists who study public health say they’re skeptical of a company’s claims that its fracking “Poses No Public Health Risks.” Canonsburg, ...

NEW YORK, Feb 12 (Reuters) - New York State's decision to lift a four-year ban on natural gas drilling faced further delay on Tuesday after officials conducting a key health impact study asked for ...

Presidential rival Nikki Haley had accused him of outlawing the process himself. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley accused Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at the Republican primary debate on Wednesday ...

Restoration, when it finally takes place, will see the concrete pad and cellar in the centre of the site removed by a licensed waste contractor, along with all other surface material and fracking ...