hydraulic fracturing

The two chambers of the Maryland General Assembly took up and passed separate bills related to the controversial drilling technique known as hydraulic…

Sen. Bobby Zirkin, D-Baltimore County, introduced legislation last year to ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in Western Maryland but that bill died…

For more than three years, a state commission has been studying whether to allow hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to get at natural gas trapped in the…

Gov. Martin O’Malley is ready to allow the controversial natural gas drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and he’s poised to…

Three years ago, Governor Martin O'Malley established a commission to study whether natural gas can be safely extracted from the Marcellus Shale, which…

WYPR's Fraser Smith and Karen Hosler talk about a fracking report issued by the University of Maryland and why it's important that the public hear more…

The hulking liquefied natural gas terminal at Cove Point in Calvert County stretches more than a mile into Chesapeake Bay. It has been almost dormant for…

As the General Assembly session moves into its final month, things are ramping up. This week saw hearings and votes on a host of high profile bills.…

Pennsylvania is the fastest-growing state for natural gas production, but the development is cutting through swathes of previously unbroken forests. Some scientists say this could affect wildlife, which perform important functions like climate and insect control.