Fracking is vital for enhanced geothermal energy, so scientists are exploring how to predict—and mitigate—the tremors it ...

Fracking, the injection of high-pressure fluid to fracture rock and release oil or gas, can trigger earthquakes. While some sites generate small tremors beforehand that may provide an early warning, ...

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at a watch party after a presidential debate with former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at ...

Vice President Kamala Harris said she would not ban fracking during Tuesday's presidential debate, but what is it, and when did the VP say she would ban it? In 2019, Harris called for a fracking ban ...

Colombia wants to reverse its fracking ban and draw $4 billion in oil investment, but permitting delays and security risks ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio— As Ohio voters prepare to choose their next governor, few issues present a clearer contrast among the candidates than whether oil and gas companies should be allowed to frack beneath ...

Normally on “Mining and Refining,” we concentrate on the actual material that’s mined and refined. We’ve covered everything from copper to tungsten, with side trips to more unusual materials like ...

The vote was met by cheers from many in the audience at the meeting who have been voicing their concerns about fracking, most notably the claim that recent research shows a correlation between ...

Vice President Harris’s past stance on fracking has garnered significant attention since she became the Democratic nominee for president. Running in the Democratic presidential primary in 2019, Harris ...