Fracking, particularly as a means of drilling for fossil fuel, was a controversial topic of discussion during Tuesday night's presidential debate between Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Over the course of millions of years, heat and pressure can transform the organic remains of animals and plants into crude oil. That's why they're called a fossil fuels — the long-dead creatures that ...

Vice President Kamala Harris said she would not ban fracking during Tuesday's presidential debate, but what is it, and when did the VP say she would ban it? In 2019, Harris called for a fracking ban ...

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Those in favor of fracking say that the U.S. must use the practice to increase its production of oil and other fossil fuels to lessen its reliance on other countries, andgroups like the American ...

Fracking is vital for enhanced geothermal energy, so scientists are exploring how to predict—and mitigate—the tremors it ...

Fracking isn't a new thing and neither is the controversy behind it. But now it's on the national political stage as the 2024 race for the White House heats up. Republicans have started to circulate ...

Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz sat for their first major interview as Democratic Party nominees on Thursday, with CNN. Among the first questions CNN’s Dana Bash asked was ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Vice President Kamala Harris said she would not ban fracking during Tuesday's presidential debate, but what is it and what are its effects on the Commonwealth of Kentucky? In 2019 ...