People in the village of Burniston let out a sigh of relief last week after controversial plans for a gas drilling rig were ...

NSW Minister for Resources Courtney Houssos has refused to rule out the use of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in Western NSW, including in the ...

The Department for Energy has said it intends to “ban fracking for good” as North Yorkshire Council has requested details on the timeline and scope of proposed legislation. The council has said it ...

Plans for a "mini fracking" site in Burniston near Scarborough have been rejected by North Yorkshire Council following local outcry.

The Dutch government Thursday appeared poised to meet demands to halve production at Europes biggest gas field, as dozens of farmers mounted tractors to protest damaging earthquakes in the region.