Some of the quiet country roads of central North Carolina might not be so quiet much longer. Earlier this year, the state legislature voted to end a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, an extraction ...

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) — 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 ...

STOKES COUNTY, NC — Stokes County residents aren’t giving up the fight to stop fracking from coming to North Carolina. Tuesday, the NC NAACP held a news conference with residents opposing plans to ...

A North Carolina lawmaker says she feels "rotten" after accidentally voting to override the veto of a bill to legalize fracking—the controversial technique of extracting natural gas—in the state. Rep.

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.

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 ...