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$Aerial view of a drilling rig used for fracking (hydraulic fracturing) operations, Doddridge County, West Virginia.$

$Aerial view of the Harrison coal-fired power plant in Haywood, West Virginia. Coal from underground mining is still number one but is competing with natural gas from hydraulic fracturing, aka fracking, as a primary source of energy in the USA. The Harrison power plant was built in 1974 and has one of the world's tallest chimneys at 305 meters.$

$Aerial view of the Harrison coal-fired power plant in Haywood, West Virginia. The plume of yellow-brown pollutants being emitted is visible. Coal from underground mining is still number one but is competing with natural gas and oil from hydraulic fracturing, aka fracking, as a primary source of energy in the USA. The Harrison power plant was built in 1974 and has one of the world's tallest chimneys at 305 meters.$

$Aerial view of a drilling rig and waste water pit used for fracking (hydraulic fracturing) operations on a mountain in Doddridge County, West Virginia.$

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

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

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

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

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