The Virginia Sierra Club is urging the state to withhold drilling permits for modern fracking techniques until the commonwealth completes an independent study on the risks and implements regulations ...

Natural gas extraction companies are currently targeting parts of western and eastern Virginia for drilling using the controversial technique known as hydraulic fracturing with horizontal drilling, ...

With the Marcellus Shale providing a plentiful source of natural gas in the U.S., interest is on the upswing in “fracking.” A panel of industry experts Wednesday discussed the need to educate the ...

RICHMOND — Virginia is looking anew at regulations governing hydraulic fracking for natural gas, a drilling method that has spawned a gold rush for the energy resource in the U.S. and given rise to ...