A regulatory agency that’s responsible for the water supply of more than 13 million people in four Northeastern states voted Thursday to permanently ban natural gas drilling and fracking near a ...

Maryland’s ban on hydraulic fracturing became law after Gov. Larry Hogan (R) decided not to veto it. The bill bans fracking for two and a half years, and requires the state to write standards to ...

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett recently unveiled a 73-page energy plan, called “Energy = Jobs,” that rests on three pillars: Pennsylvania’s standing as a national leader in energy production, ...

HALIFAX — A former university president who oversaw the report that led to a decade-long ban on fracking in Nova Scotia is questioning the government’s claims that new natural-gas development will ...

Residents of the North Yorkshire village facing plans for gas exploration are afraid they may be used as guineapigs for ...