The fracking boom remade the U.S. economy and global energy markets. It also left behind a complicated legacy of winners, ...

You’ve heard of geothermal energy — it’s touted as a clean alternative. You’ve also heard of fracking, which is … not always thought of that way. One creates energy from the earth’s heat. The other ...

Hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas, also known as fracking, has emerged as an issue in the 2024 presidential election. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have debated their positions on fracking in part ...

Tim Latimer has always liked digging. “When I was 7 years old I deci-ded I wanted to dig a hole in the ground and just kept digging for a week,” he recalls. “I had seen some TV show about a cool ...

Fracking and drilling could be coming back to California. Environmental advocates say it could be devastating to wildlife and ...

Fracking a gas well requires up to 6 million gallons of water—but that's not as bad as it soundsJason Janik/Bloomberg via Getty Images When it comes to hydrofracking, it’s the fracturing that gets a ...

Hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking, has transformed the United States into the Saudi Arabia of natural gas — but not in New York, where foolish politicians like Gov. Hochul stubbornly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marianne Krasny is a professor at Cornell University. “Natural gas is queen,” gushed Exelon energy executive John Rowe at the ...

South Africa needs energy. That much is beyond dispute. But the real question is whether unlocking shale gas in the Karoo is ...

Ohio's oil and gas industry says Senate Bill 219 makes much-needed updates to state drilling laws, though environmental groups say it's a giveaway to the industry.

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, may cause an increase of radon gas in nearby homes. Studies on fracking and radon have produced conflicting results, leading to calls for more research. Austin ...