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There can be problems with the well casings — an issue that is not specific to fracking, and which can affect conventional drilling — such as one incident in Bainbridge, Ohio , where inadequate casing saw natural gas move into drinking water aquifers. Sometimes the water that returns to the surface after a frack gets spilled, such as when 2. By comparison, even the exploratory phase of fracking for shale in the UK has yet to get off the ground, or under it.
An environment department report , which the government fought to keep secret, suggested house prices near shale wells could fall and insurance costs might rise. The company has also breached previous planning permissions, drilling beyond a cut-off date designed to protect wintering birds. He blames both the industry and the media for the current level of public mistrust over fracking. But ironically the only way Britons will find out if fracking is bad or not for them, he says, will be for more drilling to take place.
Oil drilling Jon Mullen. Fracking has caused a bonanza of new drilling, and with it comes more threats to sensitive lands that are too wild to drill. Why is fracking dangerous for the environment and people? How fracking damages wildlands Hydraulic fracturing operations are already industrializing wild and rural landscapes, and putting agricultural and recreational economies at risk.
Thank You! Join the movement to save our wildlands. Health care costs — Toxic substances in fracking fluid and wastewater — as well as air pollution from trucks, equipment and the wells themselves — have been linked to a variety of negative health effects.
Habitat destruction and natural resources impacts — Fracking converts rural and natural areas into industrial zones, replacing forest and farm land with well pads, roads, pipelines and other infrastructure, and damaging precious natural resources. Impacts on public infrastructure and services — Fracking strains infrastructure and public services and imposes cleanup costs that can fall on taxpayers.
Fracking can leave lasting negative economic impacts Fracking can undercut the long-term economic prospects of areas where it takes place. A study found that Western counties that have relied on fossil fuel extraction are doing worse economically compared with peer communities and are less well-prepared for growth in the future. Download the report Read our latest reports Read about our current work on fracking.
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