Fracking

This is a view of vineyards on Seneca Lake in New York.

The war over wine, water and fuel in New York’s Finger Lakes

A plan to store natural gas and propane in caverns beneath Lake Seneca, in the heart of New York’s Finger Lakes wine region, has some local residents and wineries concerned.

The war over wine, water and fuel in New York’s Finger Lakes
Injection of wastewater into disposal tanks is linked to man-made earthquakes in Oklahoma

Are we causing earthquakes in Oklahoma?

Are we causing earthquakes in Oklahoma?
Under the new federal fracking rules, wastewater must be managed onsite and in closed tanks, not in the open pits seen here.

Fracking is about to change, and almost no one is happy about it

Fracking is about to change, and almost no one is happy about it
Greenpeace activists sit chained in front of Chevron's drilling site for shale gas during a protest in the village of Pungesti, Romania.

American and Russian energy giants battle over a small Romanian town

American and Russian energy giants battle over a small Romanian town
Fracking in PA

Fracking often gets blamed for water problems, but it's not a clear cut case

Fracking often gets blamed for water problems, but it's not a clear cut case
Fracking tower in PA

Here's another complication for fracking — radioactive waste

Fracking is already a controversial topic, with environmentalists charging that the technique could ruin drinking water, along with other pollution problems. But now, radioactive waste from drilling the wells is raising a whole new environmental concern.

Here's another complication for fracking — radioactive waste
Fracking site in North Dakota

Fracking went on trial and a Texas family beat the industry

For the first time, a jury has awarded nearly $3 million in a case claiming that hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, caused health problems for a Texas family. It's too soon, though, to know if it's a turning point in the legal battle over fracking's environmental effects.

Fracking went on trial and a Texas family beat the industry