At issue are greenhouse gases emitted by drilling machinery and industry practices such as venting natural gas directly into atmosphere.
Conflict of interest, lack of oversight bring Los Angeles community activists out in force against plan to drill 600 wells over a 20-year span.
A wastewater reinjection well from natural gas mining is being blamed for a series of tremors in Texas, where earthquakes almost never happen.
The British have announced they will explore for oil in the Falkland Islands which could pose a huge threat to some of Earth's richest marine habitats.
Excentus Corp. files federal suit charging Cincinnati-based Kroger with ripping off its gas discount program.
The bills supporting offshore oil and gas exploration and directing royalties from drilling back to Virginia each hinge on actions by the federal government and Congress.
Critics claim the chemicals used in fracturing, the process used to drill for shale gas reserves, have contaminated groundwater supplies.
U.S. Interior Department will emphasize preserving the iconic sage grouse on lands where oil companies want to drill and wind companies want to put turbines.
Oil companies put dozens of money-producing rigs on land where the Three Affiliated Tribes were moved by the federal government in the 1800s. Now the once-impoverished tribes have jobs, money and hope.
