September 2023 – Page 3 – Climate Desk

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$PENN TOWNSHIP, PA - SEPTEMBER 9: A natural gas compressor station sits on a hillside September 9, 2012 in Penn Township, Pennsylvania. The area is situated above the Marcellus Shale where drilling for natural gas and hydrofracking occurs. Hydrofracking is a controversial drilling method which pumps millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals into horizontally drilled wells to stimulate the release of the gas. The Marcellus Shale gas field stretches diagonally across West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York State. Drilling operations have provided Pennsylvania with billions of dollars of income through employment and tax revenue. The environmental impact is a politically sensitive issue in a resource dependent state. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)$

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