For the past several years, parties have disagreed about the disclosure of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," chemicals that are injected into the subsurface as part of the drilling process.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ohio authorized fracking in state parks in 2023. Fracking refers to hydraulic fracturing, the process of sending pressurized ...

WASHINGTON—Convincing the natural gas industry that a chemical disclosure protocol should be mandatory has proven to be much more formidable than blasting apart shale rock where the coveted ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A landmark federal study on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, shows no evidence that chemicals from the natural gas drilling process moved up to contaminate drinking water aquifers ...

Environmental watchdog groups say the most far-reaching provisions have been pulled out of a bill changing the state's natural gas drilling laws. But it will be another sprawling regulatory reform ...

NEW YORK - Two state groups have launched a registry for chemicals used in extracting natural gas through hydraulic fracturing. The on-line registry announced Monday makes it easier for the public to ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – More than 9,000 new acres of state-owned land have been made available for fracking, as a result of a decision by the Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission. The designated land ...

One of the key controversies around fracking is the chemical makeup of the fluid that is pumped deep into the ground to break apart rock and release natural gas. Some companies have been reluctant to ...

WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency asked nine "fracking" service providers Thursday to disclose the chemical components they use in the drilling technique for tapping reserves of natural ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it wants to provide more public information about the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, and will look at ...

More than 15 million Americans live within a one-mile radius of unconventional oil and gas (UOG) operations. UOGs combine directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," to release ...