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An installation of oil storage tanks at an oil drilling site in Teddy Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. The Bakken Shale formation 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 considerable economic benefits but also negative consequences for residents way of life and environment of the area.

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$An installation of oil storage tanks at an oil drilling site in Teddy Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. The Bakken Shale formation contains some of the richest deposits of oil and gas in the world. This has led to a boom in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the state and region, with considerable economic benefits but also negative consequences for residents way of life and environment of the area.$