Harris promised early on in her initial 2019 bid for the presidency to ban the practice if she were elected, and has since recanted that position. Tuesday’s debate moderators questioned the switch. “I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vice President Kamala Harris said she would not ban fracking during Tuesday's presidential debate, but what is it, and when did ...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday acknowledged a shift in her position on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, ...

In a move toward a cleaner energy future, the UK government has announced plans to permanently ban fracking "at the earliest opportunity." This controversial practice extracts shale gas by blasting ...

Fracking is an extreme method of oil and gas extraction that involves blasting huge amounts of water — mixed with sand and toxic chemicals — under high pressure deep into the earth. Fracking breaks up ...

Plans for a "mini fracking" site in Burniston near Scarborough have been rejected by North Yorkshire Council following local ...

Environmental groups worry fracking in Mexico would have serious environmental consequences, as the president says her country will work toward “sustainable” methods.

An alfalfa garden patch grows at the Texas Pacific Water Resources research and development project site outside of Midland. Researchers watered the alfalfa with cleaned produced water from a fracking ...