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Former energy industry worker Sal Bombardiere says his health has been severely affected after exposure to toxic chemicals while working on a hydraulic fracturing (fracking site), pictured here at his home in Doddridge County, West Virginia. The Marcellus Shale formation that runs under West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York contains some of the richest deposits of oil and gas in the world. This has led to a boom in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the state and region, with some economic benefits but mainly negative consequences for residents way of life and the environment of the area.

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$Former energy industry worker Sal Bombardiere says his health has been severely affected after exposure to toxic chemicals while working on a hydraulic fracturing (fracking site), pictured here at his home in Doddridge County, West Virginia. The Marcellus Shale formation that runs under West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York contains some of the richest deposits of oil and gas in the world. This has led to a boom in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the state and region, with some economic benefits but mainly negative consequences for residents way of life and the environment of the area.$