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by Richard J. Dolesh
fracking-the process of drilling for natural gas by injecting millions of
gallons of water and chemicals deep underground, then hydraulically
fracturing natural gas-bearing rock layers to release natural gas which is
brought up to the surface under pressure.

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oming to a public park or forest near you soon?
It's possible.
As the economic impacts of the recession on state and local governments deepen, parks and public lands have increasingly been on the battle lines as places some legislators and the oil and gas industry are eyeing
for energy resources. The latest method of extracting one highly profitable
and much needed domestic energy resource, natural gas, is beginning to
cause a number of concerns for public lands managers across the country,
especially in the Eastern states. New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Ohio overlay a vast, rich layer of sedimentary rock known as the
Marcellus Shale formation. Similar natural gas layers are scattered throughout the country. All agree it is an important energy resource, but it's how energy companies want to bring home the gas that troubles environmentalists,
administrators of parks and public lands, and growing numbers of citizens.

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