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Fracking

Emissions on the New Jersey Turnpike. Credit: Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images

U.S. Emissions Dropped in 2019: Here's Why in 6 Charts

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Kinder Morgan natural gas pipeline that was to be repurposed for natural gas liquids runs next to a senior citizens center in Richmond, Kentucky. Credit: Katie Gardner/Courtesy Kentucky Heartwood and Safety on the Line.

Kinder Morgan Cancels Fracked Liquids Pipeline Plan, and Pursues Another

By James Bruggers

A horizontal gas drilling rig explores the Marcellus Shale outside the town of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. Credit: Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images

Water Use in Fracking Soars — Exceeding Rise in Fuels Produced, Study Says

By Phil McKenna

Brian Latkanich stands in his yard with the fracking well behind him. Credit: Anna Belle Peevey

As Much as 5 Times More Methane Leaking at Penn. Gas, Oil Sites than Reported

By Neela Banerjee

Hydraulic fracturing site near a home in Pennsylvania. Credit: Anna Belle Peevey

Fracking Study Finds Low Birth Weights Near Natural Gas Drilling Sites

By Sabrina Shankman, by Sabrina Shankman

Choke Hold Series: InsideClimate News

Industrial Strength: How the U.S. Government Hid Fracking's Risks to Drinking Water

By Neela Banerjee

Pawnee earthquake damage

Oklahoma’s Largest Quake Linked to Oil and Gas Industry Actions 3 Years Earlier

Anti-fracking sentiment has taken hold in places like Maryland

Fracking Ban About to Become Law in Maryland

By Sabrina Shankman

North Dakota collects better data on spills from fracked wells than other oil states

Fracking Well Spills Poorly Reported in Most Top-Producing States, Study Finds

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Researchers found a methane surge in Pennsylvania gas region

Study Finds Methane Rise in Pennsylvania Gas Country

Fracking opponents succeeded in winning a ban in New York

Florida Fracking Ban Bill Draws Bipartisan Support

Oklahoma's fracking boom has brought a surge in earthquakes

Oklahoma Tries Stronger Measures to Stop Earthquakes in Fracking Areas

The EPA Once Said Fracking Did Not Cause Widespread Water Pollution. Not Anymore

By Neela Banerjee

Trump's EPA Pick: A Climate Denialist With Disdain for the Agency He'll Helm

By Marianne Lavelle, Neela Banerjee

It's Not Just Dakota Access. Many Other Fossil Fuel Projects Delayed or Canceled, Too

Anti-Keystone XL activists may be making their way back to the White House

Can Trump Revive Keystone? Nebraskans Vow to Fight Anew

By Marianne Lavelle

Donald Trump may quickly try to unravel many of President Obama's regulations

Here are 9 Obama Environmental Regulations in Trump's Crosshairs

By Marianne Lavelle

Donald Trump's victory speech after winning U.S. election

In Trump, U.S. Puts a Climate Denier in Its Highest Office and Climate Action in Limbo

By Marianne Lavelle

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