*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The rocky ground deep beneath Southern Illinois will soon be wrung like a sponge to yield previously unreachable oil and natural ...

Five years ago, The Heartland Institute set out to correct some misperceptions about the hydraulic fracturing process (commonly known as “fracking”) that had gained traction in the opinions of a ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Professor Elizabeth Glass Geltman explains fracking. Professor Elizabeth Glass Geltman explains the process of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking".

California regulators haven’t approved permits for the controversial oil and gas extraction process known as fracking since February, effectively phasing out the process ahead of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ...

A natural gas drilling rig in Greene County, Pa. in 2016. Scientists who study public health say they’re skeptical of a company’s claims that its fracking “Poses No Public Health Risks.” Canonsburg, ...

NEW YORK, Feb 12 (Reuters) - New York State's decision to lift a four-year ban on natural gas drilling faced further delay on Tuesday after officials conducting a key health impact study asked for ...

Presidential rival Nikki Haley had accused him of outlawing the process himself. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley accused Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at the Republican primary debate on Wednesday ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California oil producers used 214 acre-feet of water, equivalent to nearly 70 million gallons, in the process of fracking for oil and gas in the state last year, less than ...