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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.
Research has determined that fracking negatively affects human health and drives climate change. [2] [3] [4] Fracking fluids include proppants and other substances, which include chemicals known to be toxic, as well as unknown chemicals that may be toxic. [5] In the United States, such additives may be treated as trade secrets by companies who ...
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.
Fracking is the process of injecting liquid into the ground at a high pressure to extract oil or gas. It has been documented in over 30 states, according to the Center for Biological Diversity .
David Holmes, co-founder of Explainer Music and a graduate of Studio 20, a New York University graduate program, used data collected by the investigative journalism group ProPublica to write "My Water's On Fire Tonight". Described by Studio 20 as an "explainer", it is a mini-documentary reflective of explanatory journalism.
Fracking According to available studies on its environmental relevance, the fracking technology in unconventional natural gas production – particularly in shale gas production – is a technology with enormous potential risks. The effects on humans, nature and the environment are scientifically not yet sufficiently clarified.
Fracking could also threaten regional food security by destabilizing meat and crop production that occurs in the Karoo, which feeds some of the poorest people of South Africa. [3] Lastly, because 40% of the plants found in the Karoo are unique to the regions, there are concerns that fracking could threaten the biodiversity of the region. [3]
According to Book Marks, the book received a positive reception. [2] The Los Angeles Review of Books called the work "thoroughly reported and tightly paced". [ 3 ] A Kirkus review concluded that the work was a "solid addition to the burgeoning literature on the social and health-related effects of fracking."