Fracking

June 9, 2016, 8 a.m. EDT

Progress and Controversy Arrive With New Rules for Fracking on Public Lands

March 20, 2015, 6:11 p.m. EDT

New York State Bans Fracking

Dec. 17, 2014, 4:12 p.m. EST

New York's Gas Rush Poses Environmental Threat

Dec. 17, 2014, 10:35 a.m. EST

New York State of Fracking: A ProPublica Explainer

July 22, 2014, 10:45 a.m. EDT

California Halts Injection of Fracking Waste, Warning it May Be Contaminating Aquifers

July 18, 2014, 11:50 a.m. EDT

Aggressive Tactic on the Fracking Front

July 2, 2014, 10:01 a.m. EDT

In Fracking Hotbed, a Muted Approach to Regulation

May 13, 2014, 2:48 p.m. EDT

In Fracking Fight, a Worry About How Best to Measure Health Threats

April 1, 2014, 12:43 p.m. EDT

Chesapeake Energy’s $5 Billion Shuffle

March 13, 2014, 5:45 a.m. EDT

Drilling for Certainty: The Latest in Fracking Health Studies

March 5, 2014, 12:02 p.m. EST

Unfair Share: How Oil and Gas Drillers Avoid Paying Royalties

Aug. 13, 2013, 10:20 a.m. EDT

New Study Finds High Levels of Arsenic in Groundwater Near Fracking Sites

by Theodoric Meyer,

Aug. 8, 2013, 10:45 a.m. EDT

EPA’s Abandoned Wyoming Fracking Study One Retreat of Many

July 3, 2013, 11:58 a.m. EDT

Another Layer to Rendell’s Fracking Connections

by Justin Elliott,

April 8, 2013, 2:29 p.m. EDT

More Than a Matter of Opinion: Ed Rendell’s Plea for Fracking Fails to Disclose Industry Ties

by Justin Elliott,

March 28, 2013, 11:28 a.m. EDT

Land Grab Cheats North Dakota Tribes Out of $1 Billion, Suits Allege

Feb. 23, 2013, 9:59 p.m. EST

Update: State Oil and Gas Regulators Still Spread Thin

Feb. 4, 2013, 4:57 p.m. EST

New Study: Fluids From Marcellus Shale Likely Seeping Into PA Drinking Water

July 9, 2012, 2 p.m. EDT

The New ‘Dallas’: *****, Scandal and U.S. Energy Policy!

June 15, 2012, 11:16 a.m. EDT

North Dakota’s Oil Boom Brings Damage Along With Prosperity

June 7, 2012, 10:47 a.m. EDT

New Study Predicts Frack Fluids Can Migrate to Aquifers Within Years

May 1, 2012, 3:29 p.m. EDT

ALEC and ExxonMobil Push Loopholes in Fracking Chemical Disclosure Rules

by Cora Currier,

April 24, 2012, 1:06 p.m. EDT

Four Big Takeaways From This Week’s Fracking Talk

by Blair Hickman,

April 13, 2012, 11:28 a.m. EDT

The Best Watchdog Journalism On Fracking

by Blair Hickman and Cora Currier,

April 6, 2012, 10:52 a.m. EDT

So, Is Dimock’s Water Really Safe to Drink?

March 20, 2012, 1:42 p.m. EDT

What the Frack is in That Water?

March 7, 2012, 11:38 a.m. EST

What the Frack is in That Water?

March 7, 2012, 11:38 a.m. EST

New York Court Affirms Towns’ Powers to Ban Fracking

Feb. 22, 2012, 5:51 p.m. EST

Federal Rules to Disclose Fracking Chemicals Could Come with Exceptions

Feb. 16, 2012, 10:44 a.m. EST

From Gung-Ho to Uh-Oh: Charting the Government’s Moves on Fracking

Feb. 7, 2012, 2:04 p.m. EST

From Gung-Ho to Uh-Oh: Charting the Government’s Moves on Fracking

Feb. 7, 2012, 2:03 p.m. EST

Years After Evidence of Fracking Contamination, EPA to Supply Drinking Water to Homes in Pa. Town

Jan. 20, 2012, 2:58 p.m. EST

EPA Sees Risks to Water, Workers In New York Fracking Rules

Jan. 13, 2012, 3:11 p.m. EST

Fracking Cracks the Public Consciousness in 2011

Dec. 29, 2011, 9:37 a.m. EST

Oh, Canada's Become a Home for Record Fracking

Dec. 28, 2011, 11:09 a.m. EST

Feds Link Water Contamination to Fracking for the First Time

by Abrahm Lustgarten and Nicholas Kusnetz,

Dec. 8, 2011, 8:18 p.m. EST

Energy Dept. Panel Warns of Environmental Toll of Current Gas Drilling Practices

Nov. 10, 2011, 5:55 p.m. EST

EPA Finds Compound Used in Fracking in Wyoming Aquifer

Nov. 10, 2011, 1:10 p.m. EST

EPA Plans to Issue Rules Covering Fracking Wastewater

Oct. 20, 2011, 6:01 p.m. EDT

Doctors Ask New York to Study Health Impacts Before Allowing Fracking

Oct. 6, 2011, 12:24 p.m. EDT

Pennsylvania Governor Proposes Fee on Gas Drillers

Oct. 3, 2011, 5:29 p.m. EDT

Science Lags as Health Problems Emerge Near Gas Fields

by Abrahm Lustgarten and Nicholas Kusnetz,

Sept. 16, 2011, 11:35 a.m. EDT

Who Are America’s Top 10 Gas Drillers?

Sept. 1, 2011, 3:12 p.m. EDT

Report for Obama Questions Effectiveness of Gas Drilling Regulations

Aug. 12, 2011, 9:16 a.m. EDT

N.Y. Enviro Commissioner Expects Little From EPA Fracking Study

Aug. 9, 2011, 12:49 p.m. EDT

Does an Old EPA Fracking Study Provide Proof of Contamination?

Aug. 4, 2011, 11:43 a.m. EDT

EPA Proposes New Rules on Emissions Released by Fracking

July 29, 2011, 3:23 p.m. EDT

State Fracking Rules Could Allow Drilling Near New York City Water Supply Tunnels

July 14, 2011, 12:04 p.m. EDT

Lawsuits Predicted as New York Towns Ponder Whether to Block Fracking

July 8, 2011, 1 p.m. EDT

New York Proposes Permanent Ban on Fracking Near Watershed and State Land

June 30, 2011, 3:53 p.m. EDT

Oil and Gas Drilling Surges Despite Increased Oversight

June 30, 2011, 11:15 a.m. EDT

EPA Fracking Study to Focus on Five States—But Not Wyoming

June 24, 2011, 1:07 p.m. EDT

Critics Find Gaps in State Laws to Disclose Hydrofracking Chemicals

June 20, 2011, 3:36 p.m. EDT

Exxon Ad Makes Gas Drilling Seem Simpler—and Safer—Than It Really Is

May 25, 2011, 6:44 a.m. EDT

Forced Pooling: When Landowners Can't Say No to Drilling

May 18, 2011, 11:01 p.m. EDT

PA Officials Issue Largest Fine Ever to Gas Driller

May 17, 2011, 3:19 p.m. EDT

Gas Drilling Companies Hold Data Needed by Researchers to Assess Risk to Water Quality

May 17, 2011, 12:14 p.m. EDT

Fracking: The Music Video

by Eric Umansky,

May 12, 2011, 9:29 a.m. EDT

Scientific Study Links Flammable Drinking Water to Fracking

May 9, 2011, 2 p.m. EDT

PA Oil and Gas Inspectors Free to Issue Violations Without Approval From Top, Enviro Chief Says

May 5, 2011, 10:09 a.m. EDT

Response to Pa. Gas Well Accident Took 13 Hours Despite State Plan for Quick Action

April 26, 2011, 12:11 p.m. EDT

Natural Gas Drilling Is at a Crucial Turning Point

April 21, 2011, 1:33 p.m. EDT

PA Senate Confirms Controversial Job Czar Nominee

April 13, 2011, 5:32 p.m. EDT

Pa.’s New Jobs Czar Fought Enviro Regs for Years

April 10, 2011, 11:01 p.m. EDT

Deteriorating Oil and Gas Wells Threaten Drinking Water, Homes Across the Country

April 4, 2011, 12 a.m. EDT

Pennsylvania Limits Authority of Oil and Gas Inspectors

March 30, 2011, 5:46 p.m. EDT

PA Governor Gives Energy Executive Supreme Authority Over Environmental Permitting

by Abrahm Lustgarten, Joaquin Sapien and Nicholas Kusnetz,

March 10, 2011, 3:50 a.m. EST

Former Bush EPA Official Says Fracking Exemption Went Too Far; Congress Should Revisit

March 9, 2011, 12:21 p.m. EST

Natural Gas Drilling Debate Heats Up: Read Our Guide

by ProPublica,

Feb. 28, 2011, 6:48 p.m. EST

Hydrofracked? One Man's Mystery Leads to a Backlash Against Natural Gas Drilling

Feb. 25, 2011, 11 a.m. EST

John Hanger, PA's Former Environmental Chief, Talks About Challenges of Keeping Gas Drilling Safe

Feb. 10, 2011, 9:13 a.m. EST

EPA Wants to Look at Full Lifecycle of Fracking in New Study

Feb. 9, 2011, 2:32 p.m. EST

Anatomy of a Gas Well: What Happened When a Well Was Drilled in a National Forest

Feb. 4, 2011, 3:51 p.m. EST

Many PA Gas Wells Go Unreported for Months

Feb. 3, 2011, 11:05 a.m. EST

Drilling Industry Says Diesel Use Was Legal

Feb. 2, 2011, 6:14 p.m. EST

Clearing the Air on ProPublica’s Drilling Pollution Story

Jan. 31, 2011, 6:52 p.m. EST

In Symbolic Move, Philadelphia Calls for Gas Drilling Ban

Jan. 28, 2011, 11:52 a.m. EST

Climate Benefits of Natural Gas May Be Overstated

Jan. 25, 2011, 8:34 a.m. EST

As Pennsylvania Implements New Wastewater Rules, Some State Waterways Still Face Problems

Jan. 21, 2011, 2:23 p.m. EST

Opponents to Fracking Disclosure Take Big Money From Industry

Jan. 14, 2011, 9:46 a.m. EST

Pennsylvania’s Governor-Elect Nominates Insiders for Top Environmental Posts

Jan. 13, 2011, 11:44 a.m. EST

Pennsylvania's Drilling Wastewater Released to Streams, Some Unaccounted For

Jan. 5, 2011, 9:20 a.m. EST

Regulation and Disclosure of Fracking at the Center of Gas Drilling Debate

Dec. 29, 2010, 8:59 a.m. EST

Residents Divided About PA's Agreement With Gas Drilling Company Over Water Contamination

Dec. 21, 2010, 6 p.m. EST

Executive Order Suspending Fracking Brings Little Change

by Sasha Chavkin,

Dec. 17, 2010, 1:23 p.m. EST

Some Appointees to Oil and Gas Commission Are Industry Execs, Lobbyists

Dec. 9, 2010, 6:44 p.m. EST

Beyond Fracking: Experts Challenge Safety of Exploratory Wells, Vertical Drilling

Dec. 6, 2010, 4:30 p.m. EST

NY Assembly Approves Hydraulic Fracturing Moratorium

Nov. 30, 2010, 2:41 p.m. EST

Pittsburgh Bans Natural Gas Drilling

Nov. 16, 2010, 9:49 p.m. EST

Halliburton’s Stonewalling Works in Pa., but Sparks Subpoena at EPA

Nov. 16, 2010, 12:52 p.m. EST

Interview: Former NY Environmental Commissioner Pete Grannis on Gas Drilling

Nov. 12, 2010, 7:55 a.m. EST

Science Says Methane in PA. Water Is from Drilling, Not Natural Causes

Nov. 9, 2010, 12:13 p.m. EST

Two Companies Seek Trade Secret Status for Fracking Fluids in Wyoming

Nov. 2, 2010, 10:03 a.m. EDT

Leaked Memo Depicts Bare-Bones Regulatory Environment for NY Gas Drilling

Oct. 26, 2010, 9:11 a.m. EDT

Wyoming Fracking Rules Would Disclose Drilling Chemicals

Sept. 14, 2010, 3:17 p.m. EDT

Do 'Environmental Extremists' Pose Criminal Threat to Gas Drilling?

Sept. 8, 2010, 5:35 p.m. EDT

Feds Warn Residents Near Wyoming Gas Drilling Sites Not to Drink Their Water

Sept. 1, 2010, 4:42 p.m. EDT

What You Need to Know About Hydrofracking

by Mike Webb,

Aug. 27, 2010, 3:57 p.m. EDT

Drilling Industry and Gubernatorial Candidates Move to Weaken Some State Regulations

Aug. 5, 2010, 12:08 p.m. EDT

New York Senate Passes Temporary Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing

by Abrahm Lustgarten and Nicholas Kusnetz,

Aug. 4, 2010, 4:17 p.m. EDT

Why Gas Leaks Matter in the Hydraulic Fracturing Debate

Aug. 2, 2010, 2:56 p.m. EDT

Drilling Accountability Bill Would Regulate Fracturing Too

July 29, 2010, 10 a.m. EDT

Information From Gas-Drilling Companies Isn't Coming Easily, Congressmen Say

July 20, 2010, 1:55 p.m. EDT

Drilling Company Says It Will List Hazardous Chemicals Used in Fracking

July 15, 2010, 4:45 p.m. EDT

For Gas-Drilling Data, There’s a New Place to Dig

July 12, 2010, 1:01 p.m. EDT

A Fracking First in Pennsylvania: Cattle Quarantine

July 2, 2010, 10:41 a.m. EDT

Gas Drilling: The Story So Far

by ProPublica,

June 26, 2010, 8:42 a.m. EDT

Broad Scope of EPA’s Fracturing Study Raises Ire of Gas Industry

April 7, 2010, 7:09 a.m. EDT

EPA Launches National Study of Hydraulic Fracturing

March 18, 2010, 3:38 p.m. EDT

Gas Drillers Plead Guilty to Felony Dumping Violations

Feb. 22, 2010, 10:59 a.m. EST

Congress Launches Investigation Into Gas Drilling Practices

by Sabrina Shankman and Abrahm Lustgarten,

Feb. 19, 2010, 10:33 a.m. EST

Stimulus Speed Chart

by Jeff Larson, Christopher Flavelle and Ryan Knutson,

Feb. 16, 2010, 1:29 p.m. EST

Natural Gas Drilling: What We Don't Know

Dec. 31, 2009, 2:48 p.m. EST

State Oil and Gas Regulators Are Spread Too Thin to Do Their Jobs

Dec. 30, 2009, 12:38 p.m. EST

Drilling Wastewater Disposal Options in N.Y. Report Have Problems of Their Own

by Joaquin Sapien and Sabrina Shankman,

Dec. 29, 2009, 12 a.m. EST

In New Gas Wells, More Drilling Chemicals Remain Underground

Dec. 27, 2009, 8:12 a.m. EST

New York City Calls for Drilling Ban in Watershed, Rejects State Study

by Joaquin Sapien, Abrahm Lustgarten and Christopher Flavelle,

Dec. 24, 2009, 3:47 p.m. EST

Colorado Towns Take Extra Measures to Protect Their Water From Gas Drilling

Dec. 15, 2009, 4:08 p.m. EST

Underused Drilling Practices Could Avoid Pollution

Dec. 14, 2009, 12 a.m. EST

Pa. Residents Sue Gas Driller for Contamination, Health Concerns

Nov. 20, 2009, 10 a.m. EST

New Yorkers Tell State Enviro Department: 'No Fracking Way'

Nov. 11, 2009, 3:42 p.m. EST

Congress Tells EPA to Study Hydraulic Fracturing

by Abrahm Lustgarten and Sabrina Shankman,

Nov. 10, 2009, 3:18 p.m. EST

Is New York's Marcellus Shale Too Hot to Handle?

Nov. 9, 2009, 5:10 a.m. EST

Pennsylvania Tells Drilling Company to Clean Up Its Act

Nov. 6, 2009, 9:40 a.m. EST

Public Gets More Time to Comment on New York’s Gas Drilling Plans

Nov. 4, 2009, 4:40 p.m. EST

Does Chesapeake’s No-Drilling Pledge Do Enough to Protect NYC’s Watershed?

Nov. 3, 2009, 2:40 p.m. EST

Feisty Audience Tackles Natural Gas Drilling Report

Oct. 29, 2009, 4:51 p.m. EDT

Company Won't Drill in NYC Watershed

Oct. 28, 2009, 4:31 p.m. EDT

New York City Hints at Anti-Drilling Stance

Oct. 23, 2009, 3:33 p.m. EDT

New York Drilling Study a Step Forward

Oct. 22, 2009, 11 p.m. EDT

Gas Drilling Vs. Drinking Water: New York City Consultant's Report Sets Stage for Fight With Albany

Oct. 7, 2009, 11:11 p.m. EDT

With Natural Gas Drilling Boom, Pennsylvania Faces an Onslaught of Wastewater

Oct. 3, 2009, 11:05 p.m. EDT

Gas Execs Call for Disclosure of Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing

Oct. 2, 2009, 1:58 p.m. EDT

New York State Paves Way for Gas Drilling With Release of Environmental Review

by Abrahm Lustgarten, Joaquin Sapien and Sabrina Shankman,

Sept. 30, 2009, 7:57 p.m. EDT

Pennsylvania Orders Cabot Oil and Gas to Stop Fracturing in Troubled County

Sept. 25, 2009, 7:39 a.m. EDT

DEP Issues Citation to Pennsylvania Driller as a Third Spill Occurs

Sept. 23, 2009, 12:13 p.m. EDT

Frack Fluid Spill in Dimock Contaminates Stream, Killing Fish

Sept. 21, 2009, 4:09 p.m. EDT

EPA: Chemicals Found in Wyo. Drinking Water Might Be From Fracking

Aug. 25, 2009, 12:36 p.m. EDT

More Gas Contamination Affects Pennsylvania Residents

Aug. 4, 2009, 1:45 p.m. EDT

Water Problems From Drilling Are More Frequent Than PA Officials Said

July 31, 2009, 11:29 a.m. EDT

Inhofe Defends Hydraulic Fracturing on Senate Floor

July 29, 2009, 10:56 a.m. EDT

Democrats Call for Studies as Industry Assails Proposals to Regulate Hydraulic Fracturing

July 13, 2009, 8 p.m. EDT

Energy Industry Sways Congress With Misleading Data

July 8, 2009, 9:55 a.m. EDT

FRAC Act -- Congress Introduces Twin Bills to Control Drilling and Protect Drinking Water

June 9, 2009, 12:31 p.m. EDT

Industry Defends Federal Loophole for Drilling Before Packed Congressional Hearing

June 5, 2009, 12:05 p.m. EDT

Natural Gas Drilling Debate Heats Up

June 3, 2009, 3:26 p.m. EDT

Natural Gas Politics

May 26, 2009, 8:14 a.m. EDT

EPA Administrator Forecasts Potential Shift on Bush-Era Drilling Loophole

May 22, 2009, 2:02 p.m. EDT

16 Cattle Drop Dead Near Mysterious Fluid at Gas Drilling Site

April 30, 2009, 10 a.m. EDT

Officials in Three States Pin Water Woes on Gas Drilling

April 26, 2009, 7 a.m. EDT

Anatomy of a Gas Well

by ProPublica,

April 26, 2009, 7 a.m. EDT

Colorado Study Links Methane in Water to Drilling

April 22, 2009, 6 a.m. EDT

Setting the Record Straight on Hydraulic Fracturing

Jan. 12, 2009, 6:16 p.m. EST

Where Things Stand: Environmental Pitfalls of Drilling for Natural Gas in the U.S.

Dec. 29, 2008, 1:18 p.m. EST

How the West's Energy Boom Could Threaten Drinking Water for 1 in 12 Americans

Dec. 21, 2008, 11:23 a.m. EST

NYC: Gas Drilling Will Raise the Cost of Water by 30 Percent

Dec. 16, 2008, 12:21 p.m. EST

NYC Wants Consultants to Probe Effect of Gas Drilling on Drinking Water

Nov. 25, 2008, 11:50 a.m. EST

New Mexico Battles Feds to Stop Gas Drilling Near an Aquifer

Nov. 20, 2008, 10:15 a.m. EST

A Reporter's Journey Through the Gas Fields

by Abrahm Lustgarten and Krista Kjellman Schmidt,

Nov. 14, 2008, 4:30 p.m. EST

Buried Secrets: Is Natural Gas Drilling Endangering U.S. Water Supplies?

Nov. 13, 2008, 1 p.m. EST

What Is Hydraulic Fracturing?

by Krista Kjellman Schmidt,

Nov. 13, 2008, 5:12 a.m. EST

N.Y. Plans to Consider Law Limiting Natural Gas Drilling

by Allison Battey,

Sept. 9, 2008, 4:35 a.m. EDT

Fractured Relations -- New York City Sees Drilling as Threat to Its Water Supply

Aug. 6, 2008, 7:30 a.m. EDT

Despite New York's Order for Environmental Review, Gas Drilling May Proceed

July 24, 2008, 10:02 a.m. EDT

Governor Signs Drilling Bill But Orders Environmental Update

July 23, 2008, 4:57 p.m. EDT

New York State Tightens Drilling Controls