The overwhelming majority of them substantiate the threats that this industry poses toward public health, water and the environment, and climate change. [...] Because large amounts leak into the atmosphere from every stage of shale gas development, transport and usage, shale gas is considered to be one of the fastest- growing causes of climate change, and worse for the climate than burning coal. [...] The water needs are enormous and can lead to drinking water depletion and problems disposing of ever- increasing amounts of toxic fracking wastewater. [...] Wastewater Fracturing of rock using water and pressure to The vast amount of wastewater left after a frack is release gas has been long used in conventional highly toxic and sometimes radioactive. [...] And the people OF WATER running it don't have to tell you the chemicals to which you are being exposed.
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