This is one in a series of fact checks the Detroit Free Press is doing on public issues in conjunction with PolitiFact, a nonprofit national news organization. The claim: “Even so-called moderate ...

But it is a controversial topic both in Australia and around the world. Hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" is a method of ...

The SA government argues South East fracking would help unlock gas reserves at a time of limited supply — but it's a move that's vehemently opposed by many in the local community.

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law a prohibition on cities and towns imposing local ordinances preventing fracking and other potentially environmentally harmful oil and natural gas ...

Fracking is a technique for recovering gas and oil from shale rock The Northern Ireland Executive has approved legislation that will permanently end petroleum exploration and licensing, including ...

Labour plans to introduce a “total ban” on fracking this autumn, replacing the current moratorium with permanent legislation. Experts say the U.K.’s complex geology makes large-scale fracking unviable ...

The South Australian government is planning to lift a ban on fracking in the state's South East amid reports of increasing risks to gas supply in southern parts of the nation.

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council has called for a complete ban as opposed to a moratorium of petroleum exploration. The ...