Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A state regulator has adopted a rule banning the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS or "forever ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hydraulic fracturing to drill for oil and natural gas has not caused widespread harm to drinking water in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday in a ...

If you spend a little time investigating on YouTube, it is easy to find videos of tap water that lights on fire. People walk up to their kitchen sinks, open the tap so that water flows freely from the ...

Fracking is supposed to be an energy godsend, a cheap way to get lots of natural gas. But property owners are finding it brings along with it such problems as flames coming out of their water hoses ...

Bev Reed, with the Buckeye Environmental Network, holds a map showing injection well sites near Marietta in southeast Ohio. Hydraulic fracturing, particularly on public lands, has spurred protests ...

A study of 127 shallow gas wells drilled in Arkansas found no evidence that the use of hydraulic fracturing resulted in contamination of area groundwater supplies, the United States Geological Survey ...