Hydrofracking, which has stirred much controversy in the Southern Tier of New York State, is on Western New York’s radar screen, and planners are taking note, preparing to adopt regulations that would ...

Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is an essential technique in the oil and gas industry, used to extract natural gas and oil from deep underground reservoirs. Traditionally, the process has involved a ...

What can we learn from the Hudson River dredging project as we prepare for hydrofracking in New York state? Over the past several years, I have been a member of the community advisory group monitoring ...

Syracuse, NY – Here are the top Central New York stories for Monday afternoon, Oct. 1, 2012: » New York state expects to miss a Nov. 29 deadline for finalizing hydrofracking regulations and may reopen ...

New York State is attempting to come to grips with "hydrofracking," a process in which massive amounts of water are pumped into shale deposits deep underground to crack the shale and release trapped ...

A new policy study explains the facts about hydraulic fracturing so legislators and regulators can make better-informed decisions on fracking issues. The study, authored by energy policy analyst Isaac ...

Hydraulic fracturing shifts the flow regime of unconventional reserves to transient linear flow, necessitating the use of straight line analysis technique for extracting fracture and reserve ...

Could waste products from the hydrofracking process be used to de-ice the streets of Hudson? This was the question raised by the only member of the public to attend Monday’s public hearing on the city ...