North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) signed into law a bill ending the Tarheel State’s moratorium on energy production via hydraulic fracturing. Fracking to Begin in 2015 The governor’s action ends a ...

In-demand AI data centers require huge amounts of energy, and companies are turning to areas rich in natural gas (like lee county) for possible solutions By Gordon Anderson | [email protected] If ...

(Reuters) - The North Carolina Senate on Thursday voted to make it a crime to disclose the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, even as big U.S. oil companies elsewhere consider ...

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- Fracking is one step closer to happening in North Carolina. Late Friday afternoon, the group charged with drafting the rules that govern the controversial drilling method unanimously ...

The North Carolina legislature Monday night overrode the veto of Gov. Bev Perdue (D), opening up the state natural gas extraction via hydraulic fracturing – a technique also known as “fracking.” The ...

RALEIGH N.C. (Reuters) - North Carolina's governor signed a law on Wednesday that will lift a longtime state ban on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, allowing shale gas exploration to begin as early ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A judge has halted the approval of fracking operations in North Carolina until a higher court weighs in on the legality of the appointment of several boards that manage state ...

A North Carolina lawmaker says she feels "rotten" after accidentally voting to override the veto of a bill to legalize fracking—the controversial technique of extracting natural gas—in the state. Rep.

The state House gave tentative approval Wednesday to a proposal that would allow natural gas drilling to start in the state as soon as rules for the industry are finalized. The state House gave ...

The North Carolina House of Representatives has passed a bill that moves the state a step closer to allowing hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" in the state, where it is now banned. The measure calls ...

The clamor appears to be growing for greater regulation of "fracking," the mineral extraction process that has helped to fuel North Dakota's oil boom. On the heels of a critical "60 Minutes" report ...