That hasn't stopped some from claiming that fracking has contaminated water supplies. However, those cases have always been a result of some activity peripheral to fracking. For example ...

Rebecca Roose of the Governor's Office said the substitute measure will include a "broader universe" of brackish water.

Fracking uses large amounts of water that can become contaminated and affect local groundwater. Fracking is also associated with increased seismic activity due to the high pressures involved.

Water pollution from fracking can happen in variety of ways, including through surface spills and well casing failures. Such accidents are disturbingly common. A fracking boom in North Dakota, for ...

Fracking seems like a quick fix for our energy needs, but it disproportionately harms marginalized communities.

University of Maryland researchers just concluded that hydraulic fracturing – the process of shaking oil and gas free from below – could endanger the health of nearby residents by ...

Not one, but two, failed mechanical integrity tests have stopped operations once more at Catalyst Energy Inc.’s fracking ...

Fracking has been linked to childhood cancer, water pollution and earthquakes The practice of fracking has been linked to ...

Transparency requirements in U.S. states and mounting public pressure on fracking contributed to making surface water up to 14% cleaner ...