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The Cost of Fracking on U.S. Habitats Assessed

J. Froelich
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Natural gas fracking site circa 2007 on the Fayetteville Shale.

A pair of Hendrix College research biologists have assessed the ecological cost of damage to natural habitat from oil and gas fracking on major plays across the U.S., as well as in Arkansas. The research is published in the June issue of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.
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