Drilling moratorium reinstated in Pa. as natural gas debate fuels Congress
January 29, 2015, 6:30 PM
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has reinstated a statewide moratorium on natural gas drilling in state parks and forests.
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Fracking boosts the economy and tax revenue, says CBO
December 11, 2014, 3:13 PM
Fracking of shale resources has boomed in the past 10 years, boosting economic growth and tax revenues, according to a...
View from 22 Morning Review: Could Britain’s infrastructure cope with fracking?
July 28, 2014, 10:56 AM
With David Blackburn, James Forsyth and Mary Wakefield
North Texas city rejects fracking ban
July 16, 2014, 3:41 PM
The City Council of Denton, Texas, rejected a bid early Wednesday morning to ban further permitting of hydraulic fracturing in...
President Obama in tough spot with Dems on energy
February 18, 2014, 8:42 PM
President Obama’s Climate Action Plan calls for continued exploration of natural gas through a controversial method...
Ted Cruz: America on verge of ‘energy renaissance’
February 18, 2014, 8:41 PM
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Monday the country is on the verge of an ‘energy renaissance’. He will introduce a...
Ted Cruz: America on verge of ‘energy renaissance’
February 18, 2014, 8:40 PM
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Monday the country is on the verge of an ‘energy renaissance’. He will introduce a...
‘Gasland’ director asks to go ‘off the record’ when addressing possible factual error
February 18, 2014, 8:37 PM
Josh Fox, the director of 2010’s “Gasland,” asked an Aspen, Colo., radio station if he could go ‘off...
50,000 petitions delivered to EPA urging agency to reopen fracking investigations
February 18, 2014, 8:36 PM
50,000 petitions were delivered to the EPA on Tuesday demanding the federal agency reopen its investigation into water...
50,000 petitions delivered to EPA urging agency to reopen fracking investigations
February 18, 2014, 8:35 PM
50,000 petitions were delivered to the EPA on Tuesday demanding the federal agency reopen its investigation into water...
Gov. Martin O’Malley’s tough call on fracking in Maryland
February 18, 2014, 8:31 PM
With a 2014 study looming just months away, Gov.Martin O’Malley will have to weigh the pros and cons of the controversial...
EPA pulls plug on fracking studies as polls show support for moratoriums
February 18, 2014, 8:29 PM
New reports show the Environmental Protection Agency was split when concluding the safety of water in Dimock, PA.