Fracking is a drilling technique for extracting natural gas or oil Economic importance, health concerns make it a topic of debate There is passionate support for and opposition to natural gas ...

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 ...

(WHTM)– People who tuned into last week’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump probably recall the heated exchange about fracking. The brief exchange probably ...

New York lawmakers got some help from Hollywood today in their latest push to ban fracking. Mark Ruffalo, who has portrayed The Hulk and other roles joined state legislators to introduce their bill to ...

Over the course of millions of years, heat and pressure can transform the organic remains of animals and plants into crude oil. That's why they're called a fossil fuels — the long-dead creatures that ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom cracked down on oil producers Tuesday, halting approval of hundreds of fracking permits until independent scientists can review them and temporarily banning another ...

When Kamala Harris and Donald Trump met on the ABC News debate stage this week, the vice president reiterated her changed energy position, saying she would not institute a "fracking ban" if elected.

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., while announcing his 10-point plan to end the plastics pollution crisis, said he would ban fracking. The process of fracking involves high ...

At present, oil extraction in the United States sits at record levels of roughly 13.2 million barrels per day. No wonder oil is so expensive. Wait, what’s that you say? U.S. extraction at record ...

(NewsNation) — In the swing state of Pennsylvania, fracking — extracting oil and natural gas from underground formations — is one of the major campaign issues. Due to its economic importance and ...