14-09-25 Concerns that fluids from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, are contaminating drinking water abound. Now, scientists are bringing to light another angle that adds to the controversy. A new study, appearing in the ACS journal Environmental Science T...

14-09-15 A strange thing happened on the way to dealing with climate change: Advances in hydraulic fracturing put trillions of dollars' worth of previously unreachable oil and natural gas within humanity's grasp. The environmental costs -- and benefits -- fr...

13-11-02 The risks to public health from fracking for shale gas are low, according to a new official report. 一份新的官方报道称，液压开采页岩气影响公众健康的风险很...

13-10-28 Fracking is in the headlines a lot these days, and everyone has an opinion about it. But how much do we really know for certain about the oil and gas extraction technique and its health effects? And how do we find out the truth among all the shouted...