Rootstown
residents reject natural gas lease with energy company, fear for environment
''The
environmental concerns overpowered all else,''
Opponents
have cited examples of drinking water being contaminated where natural gas
drilling has occurred and concern over hydraulic fracturing, a process in which
water, sand and chemicals are pumped under pressure into wells to create cracks
and free up more natural gas.
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