drilling

News of a decline might sound surprising since there has been so much excitement and controversy over horizontal hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," in…

This story was updated at 6:27 am on 9-10-14State lawmakers got an earful today from people who want townships to have the ability to say no to oil and…

State environmental regulators will put the finishing touches on new rules regarding “fracking” now that public hearings have wrapped up. They expect to…

You might recall that earlier this year Michigan’s attorney general filed charges against two energy giants.Encana Oil and Gas USA and Chesapeake Energy…

The Michigan Court of Appeals says state regulators were correct to deny a drilling permit to developers who want to put oil wells on private land…

What do the people who run Michigan's towns and cities think about the prospect of high-volume hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking" in or near their…

Today lawyers with Michigan’s Attorney General’s office will begin outlining the state’s case against energy giants Chesapeake Energy and Encana Oil & Gas…

The state of Michigan alleges energy giants Encana Oil and Gas USA and Chesapeake Energy worked together to get cheaper prices to lease land to drill for…

Last May, oil and gas companies spent hundreds of millions of dollars buying up rights to drill in Michigan. By summer, private landowners in northern…

Since producing a Michigan Watch series on the "hydraulic fracking" boom in Michigan last September and October on Michigan Radio, not much has been said…