The BLM has identified 44 parcels - 36,000 acres total in four counties, including Fresno - for the December lease offer.

For years, fracking has been a hot topic of debate in the United States. The process works by drilling deep below the earth’s surface and extracting gas by injecting a high-pressure water mixture that ...

The research adds to other environmental issue relating to hydraulic fracturing. The fracking process involves the injection of millions of gallons of freshwater and chemicals into shale. While most ...