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 ...

Under state law, 65% of property owners in an area must apply for a lease. When Jill Antares Hunkler purchased land in Belmont County, Ohio, in 2007, she never envisioned her home would be surrounded ...

Hydraulic fracturing, more commonly known as fracking, has been used in the United States for decades — stretching back to the 1940s and 50s. However, the technology boomed in the country during the ...

Banning fracking is a bad idea, but promising $2-a-gallon gasoline is silly, yet during an election season, politicians will say the darndest things. Voters who care about energy costs need to look ...

A public meeting will be held this week to get public input about a controversial fracking well that oil and gas company Civitas wants to build near the Aurora Reservoir, and neighbors are once again ...