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State geologists in Ohio have for the first time linked earthquakes in a geologic formation deep under the Appalachians to gas drilling, leading the state to issue new permit conditions in certain areas that are among the nation's strictest.

New Jersey lawmakers are considering a ban on treating or storing waste products created by hydraulic fracturing operations in the natural gas exploration industry.

Domestic oil production continues advancing to the point that we are poised to overtake Saudi Arabia as the king of crude.

A year after New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vetoed a fracking waste ban measure, Environment New Jersey Research and Policy Center has released a new report that measures the damage being done by dirty drilling across the country.

New Jersey environmental groups are pushing to get state lawmakers to override Gov. Chris Christie's veto of a bill that prohibits hydraulic fracturing waste from being treated in New Jersey.

A New Jersey ban on the natural gas drilling process known as "fracking" is set to expire next month, before the state has time to learn of the potential environmental consequences.

A coalition of environmental groups are seeing red over Governor Chris Christie's veto of a bill that would ban the process of hydraulic fracking. They are no longer sitting still and are taking swift action.

Over eighty environmental groups are rallying together to call for New Jersey Legislators to override Governor Christie's veto of the Fracking Waste Ban Bill.

More than 100 protests against the natural gas drilling process known as fracking are planned across the globe on Saturday, and organizers are using an overly simplified message to draw people out and spur outrage.

Gov. Chris Christie has vetoed a bill that would have banned wastewater generated by gas drilling from being treated or disposed of in New Jersey.