How things got so fracking bad in Ohio October 26, 2019

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Hydraulic fracturing, savior or sin? That depends on who you ask. The fossil fuel industry and its proponents tout fracking’s economic benefits as this oil and gas extraction technique has led the march toward the nation’s energy independence. But as our understanding of the technique grows, so too does our knowledge of its many drawbacks.

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