LOS ANGELES -- There has been a lot of controversy about the oil-extraction procedure known as "fracking." Now more questions are being raised about how much water is used for fracking, and whether it ...

A natural gas drilling rig in Wyoming. The EPA says that fracking may have resulted in groundwater contamination in that state.National Geographic / Getty Images News If you report on the ...

Any industrial activity near water reserves could, in principle, cause contamination. Isotope hydrology offers a unique combination of methods to monitor water quality and trace the source of ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has weighed in on the fracking debate to say, for the first time, that the controversial practice may contribute to groundwater pollution. Fracking, or hydraulic ...

Chemicals found in wells near the site of a 2022 incident in Freeport Township indicate a link to nearby fracking activity, according to a recent report by researchers from the University of ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Illinois is one step closer to formally recognizing a “fracking” industry in the state. On Friday, the Illinois Department of ...

The Environmental Protection Agency made its most direct statement linking groundwater pollution in Wyoming to fracking since residents filed their first complaints against the controversial drilling ...

A possible correlation between fracking and radon has been studied several times, but whether there's a link remains an ...