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 ...

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 ...

Denton Mayor Chris Watts says that if his city adopts a fracking ban Tuesday, it won’t be the end of the story, but the beginning. The oil and gas industry, the state and landowners are already ...

Council planners who have backed plans for lower-volume fracking in North Yorkshire have been warned they risk opening a “can ...

The UK government has said it is reviewing low volume fracking operations in the onshore oil and gas industry.