The shale gas boom revolutionized the energy sector through hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
High levels of energy production force communities, states, and nations to consider the …

This study assesses the overall technical, economic, environmental, and social costs and
benefits of the hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) of natural gas. Drawn from a review of more …

This article proposes a framework for addressing societal costs—psychological, social,
community, and human health risks and uncertainties—associated with natural gas …

Unconventional oil and natural gas extraction enabled by horizontal drilling and hydraulic
fracturing (fracking) is driving an economic boom, with consequences described from …

The United States and Canada have been at the forefront of shale oil and gas development
via hydraulic fracturing. Understanding public perceptions is important given the role that …

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING, COM-monly called fracking, allows access to previously
inaccessible natural gas reserves. Fracking in the United States is being touted as a …

Unconventional natural gas development (UNGD), which includes the processes of
horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas from unconventional …

The development of large-scale shale gas production has been described as a game-
changer for the US energy market and has generated interest in expanding the use of …

New technologies like hydraulic fracturing and directional drilling have ushered in a boom of
domestic oil and gas production in the United States. Oil and gas drilling often occurs in …

This paper quantifies the local economic impacts of hydraulic fracturing. We match extremely
detailed oil and natural gas well data to county-level aggregate and sectoral employment …