Range Resources, the fracking company accused of well contamination (and then exonerated), did not start drilling in Parker County until 2009, nearly half a decade after the photos above were taken.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ian writes on fossil energies, climate, and transition to renewables. Fracking is a big deal in Pennsylvania (Pa), one of seven ...

The biggest threat to public health from fracking is water pollution, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency. But in 2005, Congress exempted fracking by oil and natural gas producers from ...

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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 ...

Fracking is an extreme method of oil and gas extraction that involves blasting huge amounts of water — mixed with sand and toxic chemicals — under high pressure deep into the earth. Fracking breaks up ...

A 2015 draft report released by the EPA was supposed to answer the question of whether deep drilling and fracking for natural gas and oil posed a threat to our drinking water. At that time, oil and ...