On March 20, 2015, the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) released its long-awaited final rule for hydraulic fracturing on federal and Indian land. The rule establishes new requirements to ensure ...

NOBLE COUNTY, Ohio (WKRC) - Fracking operations at a site in Ohio were halted in connection to recent earthquakes. According to WFMJ, hydraulic fracturing operations at a well pad in Noble County, ...

A new study by Miami University geologists links the March 2014 earthquakes in Poland Township, Ohio, to hydraulic fracturing that activated a previously unknown fault. The induced seismic sequence ...

Although the EPA has not issued any regulations or real guidance concerning the use of diesel fuel in hydraulic fracturing operations, a real risk of EPA enforcement exists for operators and service ...

NIOSH identified seven primary sources of silica dust exposure during fracturing operations and found that workers downwind of sand mover and blender operations, especially during hot loading, had the ...

In the largest study of its kind, a Yale-led investigation found no evidence that trace contamination of organic compounds in drinking water wells near the Marcellus Shale in northeastern Pennsylvania ...

Earthquakes never used to happen in Poland Township, Ohio — or, at least, they were never identified. But then the fracking started. In March of 2014, the township saw 77 earthquakes occur, says ...

In a case of first impression that drew interest across Appalachia, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court determined on January 22, 2020, that the rule of capture applies when natural gas is extracted ...

Brian D. Drollette receives funding from the National Science Foundation. Desiree L. Plata receives funding from the National Science Foundation. US natural gas production increased by 42% between ...

Hydraulic fracturing remains stymied in two of Canada's Atlantic provinces. New Brunswick has extended indefinitely a moratorium on the completion technique imposed in 2014. And an independent panel ...

From left, students in UW’s energy resource management and development degree program visiting a hydraulic fracturing site near Glenrock are: Tyler Schlagel, Cheyenne; Lars Quinlivan, Cheyenne; Cass ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – As 2016 is coming to an end, officials say there are plans in the works to make sure 2017 doesn’t include nearly as many earthquakes for Oklahomans. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission ...