fracking

A proposal backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to ban “fracking” in Florida appears dead for this legislative session.Sen. Ben Albritton, a Wauchula Republican…

Tuesday on First Coast Connect we spoke with former Jacksonville Mayor and Democratic Congressional candidate Alvin Brown who is challenging incumbent Al…

A measure that would ban the controversial oil- and natural-gas drilling process known as “fracking” is again on the move in the Florida Senate. However,…

General Electric employs more than 400 full-time workers at its oil- and gas-drilling services plant on Jacksonville’s Westside.General Electric shook up…

After an intense debate spread over two days, the Florida House last week approved a bill that would revamp regulation of the controversial oil and gas…

A bill that would create a new regulatory structure in Florida for oil and gas drilling, including the controversial practice known as "fracking," easily…

Natural gas took center stage at the Florida Energy Summit in Jacksonville Thursday, sponsored by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer…

The House on Monday approved a measure that would require oil and gas companies to inform the state of chemicals being injected into the ground as part of…

Acid has long been used in oil drilling in Florida, but Collier County officials say the state has been lax in its oversight of a new process that involves injecting acid underground under pressure.