This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. In the current debate regarding hydrofracking, the method of ...

Bill Monahan fills his truck with water that will be used for hydraulic fracturing at a pumping station in Pennsylvania last year. The head of the New York gas drillers group said today Gov. Andrew ...

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:10:04 GMT — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is recommending that the state open up the majority of the marcellus shale that lies under the state to gas ...

The Southern Tier counties of New York state have been languishing in a politically induced limbo over hydraulic fracturings’ future for close to five years. Though Gov. Cuomo insists he will make his ...

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 ...

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 ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- New York Gov. David Paterson has issued an executive order prohibiting the hydraulic fracturing process of drilling for natural gas until at least July 1. But the outgoing ...

A new Siena College poll says voters are about evenly split in their opinions of a new state report outlining regulations that would allow high-volume hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in New York ...