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How is the fracking process going to affect the environment?
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The fracking process involves pumping a mixture of water, sand and chemicals into shale rock formations at high pressure. This causes the rock to fracture, allowing natural gas or oil to flow out. The environmental impacts of this process include contamination of groundwater due to the use of chemicals in the fracking fluid, air pollution from the burning of fossil fuels used for drilling, and noise pollution from the large trucks that transport the materials.