Over the course of millions of years, heat and pressure can transform the organic remains of animals and plants into crude oil. That's why they're called a fossil fuels — the long-dead creatures that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Oxnard-based oil company wants to resume fracking off the California coast. Here, a surfer catches a wave in Santa Barbara ...

SB219 is in line with Ohio lawmakers’ efforts in recent years to jump-start fracking underneath state lands. While then-Gov. John Kasich signed legislation in 2011 authorizing such drilling, Kasich ...