hydraulic fracturing

Children who lived closer to natural gas wells in heavily drilled Pennsylvania were more likely to develop a relatively rare form of cancer, and nearby residents of all ages had an increased chance of severe asthma reactions, researchers said.

It is time for governments to consider the emerging science on fracking and human health in their energy policy decision-making.

A University of Calgary study says there may be a link between the density of certain oil and gas operations and increased health risks for nearby pregnant women and their babies.

Frankfurt-based Deutsche Bank is joining a lengthening list of European lenders and insurance companies that say they won't back new oilsands projects.

Canada's oilfield services sector is in for "an immense amount of pain" over at least the next year thanks to low North American oil and gas exploration activity amid a worldwide glut of cheap crude, according to a report from CIBC.

Green Leader Elizabeth May pushed past the political pack on Monday, September 16, 2019, by introducing a wide-ranging set of new policy promises while her rivals were recycling or expanding on old ideas.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Friday, July 12, 2019, he wants to move the nation's most populous state away from hydraulic fracturing, a day after he fired the state's top oil and gas regulator for issuing twice as many fracking permits this year compared to last.

The Lancet tells us that climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century…and that tackling climate change could be the greatest global health opportunity of the 21st century.

When a group of researchers studying connections between public health and climate change in Canada tried to look into the impact of fracking on Indigenous communities, they made a startling discovery.

Energy and climate policies have got Prime Minister Justin Trudeau struggling like a devil in a cauldron of holy water outside the gates of hell, writes columnist Gérard Montpetit.

Reading Andrew Nikiforuk's Slick Water will make you sadder and wiser with an understanding of how governments and Big Oil and Gas have sung from the same hymn book, writes Warren Bell.

Emails obtained through an access−to−information request by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives show BC Hydro discussing the possible threat posed by hydraulic fracturing.