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 (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 ...

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, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina moved closer to joining a number of states that have embraced shale gas exploration using hydrofracking, under legislation the state's House of ...

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.

A report issued Thursday by an environmental group says North Carolina's local governments could end up paying a high price for natural gas drilling. Lawmakers passed legislation over Gov. Beverly ...

A proposal to legalize fracking in North Carolina is headed for the Senate floor, over the protests of as many as 200 fracking opponents who came to Raleigh today to speak out against it. Senate Bill ...

A Senate commerce committee gave its approval Tuesday morning of a reworked Senate Bill 820 crafted by Senate and House Republicans that opens the controversial legislation up for speedy votes in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.