Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a technique for recovering gas and oil from shale rock. It involves drilling into the earth and directing a high-pressure mixture of water, sand and chemicals at ...

Jill Hunkler is a seventh-generation Ohio Valley resident who says her home was affected by fracking well unitization. automation When Jill Antares Hunkler purchased land in Belmont County, Ohio, in ...

Under state law, 65% of property owners in an area must apply for a lease. When Jill Antares Hunkler purchased land in Belmont County, Ohio, in 2007, she never envisioned her home would be surrounded ...