Fracking has been banned in New York since 2015. But a proposal to store natural gas in underground caverns in the state's scenic Finger Lakes region is bringing the issue back to the forefront.
Residents who thought they lived far outside drilling country are increasingly discovering the boom in pipeline construction is bringing the fracking debate to their doorsteps.
If a gas company wants to sell you a drilling lease, you have every right to turn them down. But when it comes to building gas pipelines on private land, the same rules may not apply.
Scientists are turning to everything from drones to high-resolution satellites in the battle to keep methane inside the nation's natural gas infrastructure and out of the atmosphere.
Is putting a big solar array on the former coke plant site just a pipe dream? Maybe not. The utility that owns it actually has a robust recent history of investing in renewables.
Is cutting more of one kind of pollution in exchange for less of another a fair trade? That's what Shell is asking the DEP to consider to meet pollution requirements for its new petrochemical plant.
A coalition of oil and gas companies is seeking a 50-year permit that would allow the killing or disturbing of five bat species across Pennsylvania and Ohio.
The EPA's landmark study of fracking's impact on drinking water has been embroiled in a seesaw battle of semantics. Here's what the agency is saying in its final report.
Shell's plans to build an ethane cracker near Pittsburgh are moving full-speed ahead. But the company still needs an important permit from a local township.
