Settlement Blocks New Federal Fracking Leases in California August 3, 2022 By Kathleen Ronayne Leasing for new oil and gas drilling on federal land in central California is temporarily blocked under a settlement announced...
California Turning Down Most Fracking Permits Ahead of 2024 Ban November 29, 2021 California regulators haven’t approved permits for the controversial oil and gas extraction process known as fracking since February, effectively phasing...
Thanks to Oil Boom, N. Dakota County Sees Fastest Growth in US September 8, 2021 By Matthew Brown First came the roughnecks and other oil field workers, almost all men. Lured by steady wages as the nation climbed...
Judge Tosses Suit Seeking End to Delaware River Drilling Ban June 14, 2021 A federal judge on Friday threw out a lawsuit by Republican state lawmakers in Pennsylvania that sought to overturn a...
California Legislature Votes Down Fracking Ban April 16, 2021 California lawmakers rejected a bill that would have banned fracking in the state, succumbing to pressure from the powerful oil...
California Lawmakers Introduce Proposal to Ban Fracking by 2027 February 23, 2021 By Adam Beam New legislation would ban all fracking in California by 2027, taking aim at the powerful oil and gas industry in...
Radiation Near Fracking Sites Poses Potential But Not Extreme Health Risk October 14, 2020 Radiation levels downwind of U.S. hydraulic fracturing drilling sites tend to be significantly higher than background levels, posing a potential...
California Ban on Fracking by 2024 Criticized as Too Late September 28, 2020 By Don Thompson California Gov. Gavin Newsom moved Wednesday to end issuing new hydraulic fracturing permits by 2024, a delay criticized by many...
U.K. Bans Fracking on Concerns About Earthquake Risk November 4, 2019 By Jeremy Hodges The U.K. fracking industry suffered a fatal blow as the Conservative government ended its support for the controversial practice. The...
China’s Biggest Oil & Gas Producer Halts Fracking After Series of Quakes February 27, 2019 By Aibing Guo and Dan Murtaugh The backlash against shale drilling in earthquake-prone regions — a thorn in the side of U.S. energy companies for the...