Hydraulic fracturing is a process to release natural gas from shale by pumping thousands of gallons of water mixed with sand and other chemicals into the ground, cracking the rock and releasing the gas.
Residents living near fracking sites have been able to light their tap water on fire, which 'bubbles' when it comes out of the faucet. Oh, and the returning mixture of fluid and natural gas also brings up radioactive elements from the shale. Lovely, considering we don't know what these chemicals could be doing to our health.
Fracking companies, such as Halliburton, have been able to get through loopholes in many environmental regulatory acts, such as the clean water act.
While states such as New Jersey and Maryland are pushing legislation to outlaw fracking, in Ohio Governor Kasich is pushing for MORE fracking, in parks and public places.
*all the links above redirect to recent articles outlining the states' views on fracking.
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