(AP) -- A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency draft finding that it may have detected groundwater pollution resulting from a controversial technique that plays a huge role in modern oil and gas ...

Fracking is an extreme method of oil and gas extraction that involves blasting huge amounts of water — mixed with sand and toxic chemicals — under high pressure deep into the earth. Fracking breaks up ...

Brevard County commissioners on Tuesday said "no" to fracking. They unanimously passed a resolution opposing a Florida Senate bill that opponents of fracking fear would clear the way for the process ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday for the first time that hydraulic fracturing — a method of improving the productivity of oil and gas wells — may be to blame for groundwater ...