North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) signed into law a bill ending the Tarheel State’s moratorium on energy production via hydraulic fracturing. Fracking to Begin in 2015 The governor’s action ends a ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina landowners should be extremely careful when considering ceding drilling rights and legislators should require more information and protections for residents as the ...

Geologists say six North Carolina counties have the potential for natural gas production, with the best prospects in Lee County. Getting that gas, using a process called fracking, has divided some ...

Wednesday's news conference by Rep. Mitch Gillespie, a Marion Republican, was not the first word on hydraulic fracturing and natural gas exploration in North Carolina. It certainly won't be the last.

RALEIGH, NC (AP) — Hearing officers who studied public comments on fracking in North Carolina are recommending that rules be revised to allow unannounced inspections of hydraulic fracturing operations ...

RALEIGH, NC (AP) — A state geologist says estimates of a 40-year supply of natural gas in North Carolina are “wildly optimistic” and that fracking likely won’t uncover enough energy to fuel a ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s public debate over "fracking" for underground natural gas deposits was expected to begin in earnest Monday, with the first public hearing to shape ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (Reuters) - A North Carolina commission tasked with issuing the state's first permits for hydraulic fracturing must put its work on pause until a lawsuit challenging the makeup of its ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Pat McCrory has signed into law a bill that clears the way for permits to be issued for gas drilling by a method called fracking in North Carolina as soon as next spring.

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- Fracking is one step closer to happening in North Carolina. Late Friday afternoon, the group charged with drafting the rules that govern the controversial drilling method unanimously ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A judge has halted the approval of fracking operations in North Carolina until a higher court weighs in on the legality of the appointment of several boards that manage state ...