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$A waste water runoff pool near an oil drilling rig in Doddridge County, West Virginia. The Marcellus Shale formation that runs under West Virginia contains some of the richest deposits of oil and gas in the world. This has led to a boom in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the state and region, with some economic benefits but mainly negative consequences for residents way of life and the environment of the area.$

$"Jack", an energy industry worker who prefers to not use his name, lives next to a municipal dump in Pennsylvania where fracking waste is being dumped. Jack says that toxic deposits on his plants have killed them and that he is selling his home and moving from the area as soon as he can. The Marcellus Shale formation that runs under Pennsylvania, West Virginia and New York contains some of the richest deposits of oil and gas in the world. This has led to a boom in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the state and region, with some economic benefits but mainly negative consequences for residents way of life and the environment of the area.$

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

$Former energy industry worker Randy Moyer, an employee of Kurie Supply, says he was chemically poisoned on the job and now has major health issues. Moyer attributes it to exposure to toxic chemicals while working on a hydraulic fracturing (fracking site), pictured here at his home with his son in Pennsylvania. His employer denies that his ill health is because of his job. The Marcellus Shale formation that runs under Pennsylvania, West Virginia and New York contains some of the richest deposits of oil and gas in the world. This has led to a boom in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the state and region, with some economic benefits but mainly negative consequences for residents way of life and the environment of the area.$

$A drilling rig operating in Doddridge County, West Virginia. The Marcellus Shale formation that runs under West Virginia contains some of the richest deposits of oil and gas in the world. This has led to a boom in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the state and region, with some economic benefits but mainly negative consequences for residents way of life and the environment of the area.$