State approves expansion of fracking on public lands over environmental concerns

COLUMBUS, Ohio – More than 9,000 new acres of state-owned land have been made available for fracking, as a result of a ...

New proposal considers fracking, oil drilling in parts of the Central Valley, Sierra Nevada

The Trump Administration has proposed allowing oil and gas leasing on up to 850,000 acres of land in the Sierra Nevada and ...
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Does fracking cause higher radon levels in nearby homes? What the research shows

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, may cause an increase of radon gas in nearby homes. Studies on fracking and radon have ...
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Fracking makes the Texas oil and gas industry possible; it may also be harming the state

Fracking can be dated back to the 1860s but became dominant in US oil and gas production in the 2000s. Horizontal drilling ...
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Fracking: US requires disclosure of chemicals for oil, gas drilling on public lands

Fracking involves pumping huge volumes of water, sand and chemicals underground to split open rocks to allow oil and gas to flow. Improved technology has allowed energy companies to gain access to ...
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New oil and gas fracking requests could impact Ohio's Egypt Valley Wildlife Area

Developers have requested more land for oil and gas fracking in the Egypt Valley Wildlife Area in eastern Ohio after the Ohio Oil and Gas Management Commission approved 4,727 acres for energy ...