Hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking, is a technique that increases the amount of oil and gas an operator can extract from rock formations. After a well is drilled, a frack crew prepares a ...

What is fracking? You may have heard about the effects this oil and gas extraction technique have on the environment, but its impacts extend far beyond that. Between 2007 and 2016, oil production in ...

This story is supported by the Pulitzer Center and is part of the “Texas Energy Crossroads” project, a partnership between ...