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A 2013 review concluded that, in the US, confidentiality requirements dictated by legal investigations have impeded peer-reviewed research into environmental impacts. [84] When looking at the regulations of fracking from the perspective of land rights, historic and continuing injustices against Native Americans are one angle to consider.
Environmental impact of fracking in the United States has been an issue of public concern, and includes the contamination of ground and surface water, methane emissions, [1] air pollution, migration of gases and fracking chemicals and radionuclides to the surface, the potential mishandling of solid waste, drill cuttings, increased seismicity and associated effects on human and ecosystem health.
While natural gas is often touted for its lower carbon emissions compared to coal, the environmental impacts of fracking—such as potential water contamination, air pollution, and contribution to ...
Opponents of fracking argue that these are outweighed by the environmental impacts, which include groundwater and surface water contamination, [18] noise and air pollution, the triggering of earthquakes, and the resulting hazards to public health and the environment.
Environmental and health effects. In 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency found scientific evidence that fracking can potentially impact drinking water resources under some circumstances.
Whenever "government" and "oil and gas industry" are mentioned in the same sentence, it normally relates to having the two at loggerheads over regulations or taxes. This week, though, both ...
Environmental Protection Agency illustration of the water cycle of hydraulic fracturing. Fracking in the United States began in 1949. [1] According to the Department of Energy (DOE), by 2013 at least two million oil and gas wells in the US had been hydraulically fractured, and that of new wells being drilled, up to 95% are hydraulically fractured.
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