COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nearly 3 billion gallons of oil and gas wastewater have been injected underground in southeastern Ohio — ...

Jul. 6—A state water quality commissioner has dismissed claims her oil and gas industry ties amount to a conflict of interest in a pending fracking wastewater rule change case after criticism of her ...

New research suggests fracking waste could contain huge amounts of lithium, a main ingredient in batteries. But fracking will never be part of a clean energy future. New research suggests fracking ...

Newly published research by a University of Pittsburgh doctorate student estimates that up to 40% of the lithium needed in the U.S. could be extracted from wastewater created by unconventional ...

A group in Kent is mustering forces to address three bills before the Connecticut Legislature regarding the import and storage of fracking waste water. The proposals are before the Energy & Technology ...

Over the last few weeks, numerous articles have appeared touting the residue in wastewater that had been used in hydraulic fracturing operations as a potential source of lithium. Lithium, of course, ...

There’s no disputing New Mexico’s oil fields generate a massive amount of fracking wastewater, but a contentious question is whether this toxic byproduct can be safely reused to boost water supplies.

Sep. 18—If the New Mexico oil and gas industry recycled 95% of the wastewater it produces, there would still be 1.9 billion barrels left over. What to do with that water — the salty byproduct of oil ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Environmental advocates on Wednesday celebrated a decision by the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission to prohibit the ...

Bev Reed, with the Buckeye Environmental Network, holds a map showing injection well sites near Marietta in southeast Ohio. Hydraulic fracturing, particularly on public lands, has spurred protests ...

Small earthquakes in Ohio and Arkansas associated with hydraulic fracturing for natural gas have taken many people by surprise. Gas industry executives say there's no hard evidence that their ...