Hydro-fracking is a process where exploration companies inject a mixture of water, sand and chemicals into the ground, creating cracks in shale rock formations. That process allow ...

Fracking — the practice of drilling deep into the earth and cracking through layers of tight shale to extract natural gas — was in the spotlight during last night’s debate between Vice President ...

It was a battle environmentalists thought they had won years ago. But fracking – the controversial technology for extracting oil and gas by cracking underground rocks – is about to stage a comeback.

Environmentalists worry that Toronto's drinking water could be threatened by the nearby treatment of toxic wastewater in New York State. Residents on both sides of the border worry about the potential ...