Legal loopholes that exempt fracking from elements of the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Environmental Protection Agency’s hazardous-waste laws are endangering surrounding communities, and ...

Sen. James Inhofe says there has never been "an instance of ground water contamination" caused by hydraulic fracturing -- fracking -- for oil and natural gas. But drilling operations that involve ...

In the process of hydrolic fracturing, chemically treated water is forced underground to break rock, which lets gas flow.

The fracking process has become highly charged. It started a boom of natural gas drilling and with it, an initial surge of reports of water contamination nearby.

The EPA’s investigation into water pollution near Pavillion, Wyo., produces landmark findings that could erode arguments used to defend safety of the gas drilling process.

News Energy Environment US Federal Report Confirms Water Pollution by Fracking Based on limited data, EPA study finds no ‘widespread’ impacts.

But the pits could not be blamed for contamination detected in the water monitoring wells 1,000 feet underground. That contamination, the agency concluded, had to have been caused by fracking.

It stated that fracking had not contributed to pollution in Pavillion, according to the Casper Star Tribune. The report said the groundwater is generally suitable for people to use.

Fossil Fuels Fracking Has Contaminated Drinking Water, EPA Now Concludes The acknowledgment of instances of fracking-related water contamination marks a notable reversal for the Obama administration.

Fracking consists of three main processes: 1) identify a shale formation and drill a mile-deep well into the rock; 2) inject a mix of water, sand, and chemicals, known as fracking fluid, into the ...

Hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") is the process whereby gas and oil is made to flow from impermeable rock, which is broken-open with water containing various salts and other materials, under high ...

Fracking has contaminated drinking water supplies in North Dakota and elsewhere. Consumer Reports and Ensia explain how activists are fighting back against the water quality issues brought about ...