Fracking : Science World Report

Nov 19, 2016 04:30 AM EST

Fracking Can Cause Earthquakes: Here Is How

It is believed that fracking could have contributed to these earthquakes but the exact mechanism is still poorly understood.

Oct 20, 2015 12:07 PM EDT

Methane From Fracking Sites Flows To Abandoned Wells, According To New Study

A recent study found that methane from hydraulic fracking sites can flow to abandoned wells.

Sep 17, 2015 09:11 AM EDT

Fracking Uses How Much Water? New Study Discovers the True Amount

Scientists have taken a closer look, and found that energy companies used nearly 250 billion gallons of water to extract shale gas and oil from hydraulically fractured wells in the United States between 2005 and 2014.

Aug 31, 2015 08:37 AM EDT

Fracking May Harm Human Health with Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

Natural gas mining could cause issues for human health. It turns out that endocrine disruptors from these activities could potentially harm human development and reproduction.

Oct 16, 2014 10:36 AM EDT

Fracking Linked to Series of Earthquakes in Ohio

It turns out that hydraulic fracturing, known commonly as fracking, may be triggering earthquakes. Scientists have found that fracking caused a series of small earthquakes in 2013 on a previously unmapped fault in Harrison County, Ohio.

Jun 26, 2014 12:08 PM EDT

Fracking May Pollute Groundwater with More Chemicals Than Previously Thought

Scientists have found that the oil and gas extraction method known and hydraulic fracturing may contribute more pollutants to groundwater than previous research has suggested.

Jun 23, 2014 11:40 AM EDT

Fracking Chemicals Can Disrupt Hormones and May Impact Health

Scientists have found that chemicals used in fracking can disrupt not only the human body's reproductive hormones, but also the glucocorticoid and thyroid hormone receptors, which are necessary to maintain good health.

Feb 09, 2014 11:22 PM EST

University Studies if Quakes in North Texas Linked to Fracking Gas Wells

A team of scientists has launched a study of seismic activity in North Texas to determine if fracking may be the cause of a series of earthquakes that have rattled two towns in the region since November.