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Black-eyed Susan flowers bloom in a residential...
A red maple leaf shines through the ripples at...
Lichen and moss grow on bedrock at the top of...
Above Talgar pass, in the Zhungarskiy Alatau...
The leaves of a Japanese maple tree in the...
The snowy peak of Mount Rainier floats on the...
During a winter thaw, fog covers Three Mile...
Hayscented ferns (Dennstaedtia punctilobula)...
Raindrops cover the petals of a tulip in a...
View at dusk of Lake Superior and three small...
Ripples in Launt Pond reflect the colorful fall...
Oak tree leaves near the University of...
A sun-bleached branch lays amidst colorful...
The silhouette of Pumpelly Pillar rises above...
On a chilly sub-zero degree winter morning, the...
A bee pollinates purple cone flowers...
$The Upper Delaware River flows past the mouth of Basket Creek, near Long Eddy, NY. The Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, part of the National Park Service's Wild and Scenic Rivers System, stretches 73.4 miles along the New York - Pennsylvania border. Hydraulic fracturing, a new method of drilling for natural gas, has started nearby. © Michael Forster Rothbart www.mfrphoto.com 607-267-4893 o 607-432-5984 5 Draper St, Oneonta, NY 13820 86 Three Mile Pond Rd, Vassalboro, ME 04989 info@mfrphoto.com Photo by: Michael Forster Rothbart Date: 8/2010 File#: Canon 5D digital camera frame 68031. ---------- Original caption cut: Hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" is new method of drilling for natural gas: millions of gallons of water, sand and proprietary chemicals are pumped down a well under high pressure. The pressure fractures the shale, opening fissures so that natural gas can flow more freely. In August 2010, fracking is being widely used in the Marcellus Shale formation under Pennsylvania while New York is considering a temporary moratorium on the practice until the environmental effects can be reviewed. The 2005 Energy Policy Act created exemptions from Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act regulations for natural gas drilling, and exempts companies from disclosing the chemicals used during fracking. Scientists have identified volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, methane and xylene that have been found in contaminated drinking water near drilling sites. Other environmental concerns include surface water contamination, air pollution, forest fragmentation, plus human health problems. On the other hand, gas companies and property owners stand to earn up to one trillion dollars in profits from drilling in the Marcellus Shale.$

The Upper Delaware River flows past the mouth...
Raindrops cover the petals of a tulip in a...
The sun rises over 3254-foot Crane Mountain in...
The snow-capped peak of Mt. Adams in Washington...
The Gallistel Woods section of the University...
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Wild poppies bloom in the fog in the remote...
Birch and maple trees and other fall foliage...
On a chilly sub-zero degree winter morning, the...
Purple cone flowers (Echinacea) bloom in a...
Silhouettes of Tian Shan pine trees frame a...