Fracking

John Fetterman’s Evolution on Climate Change, Fracking and the Environment

Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor, now running for U.S. Senate, supported carbon caps when he was mayor of Braddock and a fracking moratorium during his unsuccessful 2016 Senate campaign. Now, Fetterman balances the “existential threat” of climate change with a need for “energy security.”

By Kiley Bense

Why Won’t the Environmental Protection Agency Fine New Mexico’s Greenhouse Gas Leakers?

By Jerry Redfern, Capital & Main

Warming Trends: Laughing About Climate Change, Fighting With Water and Investigating the Health Impacts of Fracking

By Katelyn Weisbrod

In the Race for Pennsylvania’s Open U.S. Senate Seat, Candidates from Both Parties Support Fracking and Hardly Mention Climate Change

By Nicholas Kusnetz

California Regulators Banned Fracking Wastewater for Irrigation, but Allow Wastewater From Oil Drilling. Scientists Say There’s Little Difference

By Liza Gross

As a Senate Candidate, Mehmet Oz Supports Fracking. But as a Celebrity Doctor, He Raised Significant Concerns

By Kiley Bense

For the First Time, a Harvard Study Links Air Pollution From Fracking to Early Deaths Among Nearby Residents

By James Bruggers

To Meet Paris Accord Goal, Most of the World’s Fossil Fuel Reserves Must Stay in the Ground

By Nicholas Kusnetz

The Riverkeeper’s Quest to Protect the Delaware River Watershed as the Rains Fall and Sea Level Rises

By Daelin Brown

Surface Water Vulnerable to Widespread Pollution From Fracking, a New Study Finds

By Bob Berwyn

North Dakota, Using Taxpayer Funds, Bailed Out Oil and Gas Companies by Plugging Abandoned Wells

By Nicholas Kusnetz

A Decade Into the Fracking Boom, Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia Haven’t Gained Much, a Study Says

By James Bruggers

Oregon Allows a Controversial Fracked Gas Power Plant to Begin Construction

By Ilana Cohen

Five Things To Know About Fracking in Pennsylvania. Are Voters Listening?

By Nicholas Kusnetz

The $16 Million Was Supposed to Clean Up Old Oil Wells; Instead, It’s Going to Frack New Ones

By Nicholas Kusnetz

In Final Debate, Trump and Biden Display Vastly Divergent Views—and Levels of Knowledge—On Climate

By Georgina Gustin

The Pence-Harris Showdown Came up Well Short of an Actual 'Debate' on Climate Change

By Ilana Cohen, Marianne Lavelle

Senate 2020: In Colorado, Where Climate Matters, Hickenlooper is Favored to Unseat Gardner

By Judy Fahys

Pennsylvania Grand Jury Faults State Officials for Lax Fracking Oversight

By Marianne Lavelle