The government promises cash for communities that accept fracking, but cannot know whether it can keep that promise or not.
The EPA has issued rules to regulate methane emission from new oil and gas wells in the face of industry and political pushback.
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The boom in oil and gas development has brought new revenues to many communities in the U.S., but rural areas in particular have struggled to handle the rapid downturn in prices.
It’s not just power-hungry pot farms: the connection between drugs and oil and gas industry runs deep.
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It’s not just energy-hungry pot farms: the ties between energy and drugs run deep. Can we develop a national drug policy drawing on the lessons of the domestic oil and gas boom?
Florida’s unique geology means alternative fracking methods would be used, but can aquifers be safely separated from injection wells?
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There’s a debate over whether fracking should be introduced into Florida, a state with a unique geology and hydrology that introduces a long list of environmental concerns.
Ignited methane gas from the seep on the Condamine River.
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Coal seam gas may not be responsible for a flaming river in Queensland, but it still raises uncomfortable questions.
Demonstrators gather on the opening day of the public inquiry into Lancashire County Council’s decision to refuse permission for fracking at two sites.
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When you pick apart the strange economics of global energy markets, it becomes clear how the incredible power of Riyadh can take other countries to the brink.
Fracking fluids in Marcellus shale have contaminated groundwater but new study finds that the source is likely from surface spills, not leaks from underground wells.
Flaring at a gas well in Pennsylvania, where hydraulic fracturing has spread rapidly.
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Those against shale gas extraction have scored a couple of wins in the north-west of England, but industry-government-researcher collusion may yet win the day.
Is fracking really worth the risk?
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