NORFOLK, Va. – Environmentalists and energy boosters alike welcomed a federal compromise announced Tuesday that will allow fracking in the largest national forest in the eastern United States, but ...

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 ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two state agencies will coordinate their reviews of potential permits for hydraulic fracking for natural gas in Virginia’s coastal plain. Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Wednesday ...

RICHMOND — The U.S. Forest Service has backed off a proposal to ban fracking in the George Washington National Forest, a move likely to upset conservationists who oppose the controversial drilling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A hydraulic fracturing - "fracking" - site in Tyler County, W.Va., in 2021. Photo by Howard Gorrell. If you watched the ...

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, ...

The Kamala Harris campaign has flip-flopped once again on fracking, with a key official admitting the vice president is not advocating its expansion. Harris’ struggles balancing her climate activism ...