Earthquakes, methane emissions, scarred landscapes, water depletion, and contamination are just a few known effects of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. There's also a lot we don't know—but ...

The spike in earthquakes has led many to scrutinize the region's booming oil and gas industry, particularly practices such as fracking and wastewater disposal. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking ...

Researchers are pretty sure at this point that the increase in earthquakes in the middle of the US in recent years have been caused by fracking. The USGS put out a news release in February that ...

Earthquakes typically occur along edges of tectonic plates. But their impacts may be felt in a broader region. Earthquakes that occur in the ocean don’t always attract attention, but those that ...

In late March, a published study found that "accelerated oilfield fluid injection" has "led to a sharp increase in the rate of earthquakes ... the potential for fracking operations to trigger ...

Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper Access News ... (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo) What are earthquakes and why do they happen in certain ...