The extraction of gas and oil by fracking—large-scale fracturing of underground rocks by injecting water, sand and ...

Oklahoma has had its fair share of earthquakes, but more recently, smaller ones have been popping up. If you live near El ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Fracking, the process of forcing fluid into shale rock---and cracking it to release oil and/or gas is controversial. It's led to a lot of jobs and given the US a natural gas glut.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources asked Encino Energy to halt fracking operations in Noble County after recording an abnormal number of earthquakes in the area. According to the department, the ...

Since late April, more than 50 small earthquakes have rattled Noble County in southeast Ohio, prompting the Department of Natural Resources to stop a hydraulic fracturing operation there. At the end ...

The paper suggests that solar flares disrupt Earth's magnetic field, which, in turn, causes changes in the upper atmosphere.

A new kind of earthquake has been detected in western Canada, one that shakes the ground slower and longer than typical seismic events. These earthquakes, recorded during hydraulic fracturing for oil ...

Small earthquakes in Ohio and Arkansas associated with hydraulic fracturing for natural gas have taken many people by surprise. Gas industry executives say there's no hard evidence that their ...

Since late April, more than 50 small earthquakes have rattled Noble County in southeast Ohio, prompting the Department of Natural Resources to stop a hydraulic fracturing operation there. At the end ...