The technique, honed over the past 15 years in the US, is now being deployed to unlock hard-to-reach oil and gas reserves ...

A proposal to allow "exploratory" shale gas drilling to go ahead without planning permission has been opposed by a number of councils. Concerns were voiced in a consultation over whether to allow ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — More than 100 protests against the natural gas drilling process known as fracking are scheduled to take place around the world on Saturday, building on public concerns but also ...

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More of the Leesville Wildlife Area in Carroll County has been opened up for fracking.