HOUSTON (Reuters) - Fracking, the latest craze in the quest to produce oil and gas, has been blamed for environmental problems ranging from flammable tap water to minor earthquakes. Now a new risk is ...

When workplace safety expert Eric Esswein got a chance to see fracking in action not too long ago, what he noticed was all the dust. It was coming off big machines used to haul around huge loads of ...

Steve Harmon’s house shakes when the mining company 100 yards away blasts into what was once farmland. His patio is constantly covered in a thin layer of fine white sand. He and his neighbors also had ...

The La Crosse Center is playing host to the Frac Sand Insider conference which began Tuesday. Frac sand mining is the mining of sand that is used in the fracking process to get oil and natural gas out ...

Frack sand acts as a proppant during the process, helping to hold open small seams through which the oil or gas escapes back toward the wellbore. It’s possible to use man-made products such as ...

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. - The rolling hills and scenic bluffs of western Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota hide a valuable resource that has sparked what's been called a modern-day gold rush. The ...

A pumpjack and a Yellowjacket Oilfield Services fracking rig sit next to Highway 191 in Midland County. (Odessa American File Photo) Except for the oil and natural gas themselves, one of the ...

OSSIAN, Ind., Feb. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- North America Frac Sand Inc. (OTCQB:NAFS) (“NAFS” or the “Company”) is pleased to update its shareholders that the fracking industry is alive and well.

We have lowered our fair value estimates for the frac sand companies we cover to reflect recent industry developments, most notably deteriorating pricing in the face of continued low-cost sand ...

FESTUS • For better or worse, depending on your view, Missouri has largely missed out on the hydraulic fracturing revolution that has turned energy markets upside down in recent years. There’s little ...