LOS ANGELES -- There has been a lot of controversy about the oil-extraction procedure known as "fracking." Now more questions are being raised about how much water is used for fracking, and whether it ...

There are fears that hydraulic fracturing used to extract shale gas could be behind water contamination in the US. These fears have been a touchstone of anti-fracking protests around the world. New ...

Assembly Members Bethan Jenkins, Williams Powell and Mick Antoniw spoke at the demonstration, organised by Friends of the Earth Cymru Hundreds of anti-fracking campaigners have lined the steps of the ...

Controversial "fracking" for shale gas should only take place at least 600 metres down from aquifers used for water supplies, scientists said today. A new study revealed the process, which uses ...

Residents living near a proposed fracking site have urged councillors to "be brave" and refuse to give it the go-ahead. Energy firm Cuadrilla wants to develop two new sites between Preston and ...

The government has given the go-ahead for a firm to resume the controversial technique known as fracking to exploit gas in Lancashire. The firm, Cuadrilla, was stopped from fracking after two small ...

About 1,000 protesters have held a rally outside a site given the green light to start fracking for shale gas. The divisive process resumed in the UK on Monday for the first time since it was linked ...

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