An alfalfa garden patch grows at the Texas Pacific Water Resources research and development project site outside of Midland. Researchers watered the alfalfa with cleaned produced water from a fracking ...

Harris promised early on in her initial 2019 bid for the presidency to ban the practice if she were elected, and has since recanted that position. Tuesday’s debate moderators questioned the switch. “I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vice President Kamala Harris said she would not ban fracking during Tuesday's presidential debate, but what is it, and when did ...

In a move toward a cleaner energy future, the UK government has announced plans to permanently ban fracking "at the earliest opportunity." This controversial practice extracts shale gas by blasting ...

Amid skepticism from engineers and environmentalists, landowners and drilling company bet on LPG fracking, which uses propane instead of water. By Anthony Brino, InsideClimate News Sign up here. A ...

You’ve heard of geothermal energy — it’s touted as a clean alternative. You’ve also heard of fracking, which is … not always thought of that way. One creates energy from the earth’s heat. The other ...

Vice President Kamala Harris was questioned about her stance on fracking during Tuesday’s presidential debate between her and former President Donald Trump. Harris said that she wouldn’t ban fracking, ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday for the first time that fracking - a controversial method of improving the productivity of oil and gas wells - may be to ...

This article is part of Running Out, an occasional series about Texas’ water crisis. Read more stories about the threats facing Texas’ water supply here. MIDLAND On any given day, energy companies ...