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IMAGO Nature: Unsere Erde, Umweltverträgliche Herausforderungen des 21. Jahrhunderts, Fracking Aug. 20, 2012 - Dimock, Pa, Pennsylvania, U.S - Dimock, Pennsylvania resident RAY KEMBLE holds a jug of contaminated water from his drinking well, which he says became contaminated after hydraulic fracturing (also known as fracking) began nearby. The rural community of Dimock is an epicenter of natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale region in northern Pennsylvania, with a large concentration of wells. It is also a locus of controversy as many residents saw their well water contaminated after Cabot Oil and Gas began fracking in Dimock. Some residents filed a lawsuit against Cabot which was recently settled, and in August the EPA finished testing wells in the area and found the water to be safe. - ZUMAm11
IMAGO Nature: Unsere Erde, Umweltverträgliche Herausforderungen des 21. Jahrhunderts, Fracking June 9, 2015 - Little Plumpton, Lancashire, UK - A sign demonstrating, against the gas extraction method of hydraulic fracturing, in Great Plumpton, Lancashire, UK, on Tuesday 9th June 2015. Great Plumpton is close to an area in which Cuadrilla, the firm who is interested in hydraulically fracturing, also known as fracking, the area for shale gas. -- Lancashire County Council are to decide on whether to allow the fracking in the Fylde area of the county. The firm Cuadrilla wishes to hydraulically fracture in the Little Plumpton and Roesacre to collect shale gas and sell the gas to the energy, it is claimed, to produce cheaper fuel. However, the local residents are opposed to the scheme due to the threats to the environment, health and house prices. Little Plumpton UK - ZUMAn230
