The same boom has brought drilling rigs, and the fears of air and water pollution that accompany them, into densely-populated urban areas.
He said impacts on water and local air pollution were already covered by the UK's existing "stringent" rules on oil and gas.
"The toxic chemicals have caused many environmental emergencies linked to water and air pollution, " it said.
There have been documented cases of leaking gas ruining nearby well water, of air pollution and of problems from the waste the drilling generates.
On the environment, Capuano will push for more money to clean up superfund sites and will oppose efforts to roll back air and water pollution standards.
In addition to an increased potential for water and air pollution, critics say new mines would disturb large areas of land, creating breeding grounds for invasive species and harming wildlife.
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Many environmental groups, of course, see the shale gas boom unleashed by hydrofracking and horizontal drilling technologies as more a curse than a blessing, producing contaminated water supplies and air pollution while scaring local landscapes.
Environmental groups, foundations, and major oil and gas companies came together to support stringent measures to protect air and water from pollution in the Appalachian region, and they invited other groups to join in and help limit pollution from fracking.
There was special emphasis on reducing energy consumption, improving conservation and solving the country's serious air, soil and water pollution.
Such a scenario could result in severe air and water pollution, he said.
From Mexico to the Philippines, they are now trying to curb the worst of the air and water pollution that typically accompanies industrialisation.
Opponents warn that fracking is an environmental disaster waiting to happen, citing, among other risks, air and water pollution, the release of radiation and cancer-causing substances, and the acceleration of global climate change as methane and other greenhouse gases escape during fracking.
The Pentagon's ultimate goal of creating a single network of sensors may also benefit state and local programs designed to monitor air pollution, noxious fumes and municipal water supplies, the report stated.
One forest fire near Denver last summer dumped tons of mud and soot into the city's largest reservoir for drinking water and created the worst air pollution in the area's history.
If Shell Oil, Chevron Appalachia and other companies are found to be abiding by a list of stringent measures to protect the air and water from pollution, they will receive the blessing of the new Pittsburgh-based Center for Sustainable Shale Development, created by environmentalists and the energy industry.
Irresponsible industrial practices have wrought terrible environmental abuses in forms of air, land and water pollution.
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Today, our air and water are cleaner, pollution has been greatly reduced, and Americans everywhere are living in a healthier environment.
As hydraulic fracturing for natural gas has boomed in recent years, so too have the ranks of local activists, spurred by the new noise, air, traffic, and water pollution in their backyards.
In some places, the practice has been blamed for air pollution and gas leaks that have ruined well water, but the Obama administration and many state regulators say the practice is safe when done properly.
In some places, the practice has been blamed for air pollution and gas leaks that have ruined well water, but President Barack Obama's administration and many state regulators say the practice is safe when done properly.
Second, worsening scarcity of critical resources like clean water, clean air, electric power, and land (and increasing oversupply of traffic, pollution, and greenhouse gases).
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It is a future where we must strengthen our collaboration on critical environmental issues: cleaning up our air, land and water, fighting for environmental justice to relieve the burdens of pollution in poor and minority communities, protecting the planet we all call home and safeguarding the creation that has been given to us to steward.
Not surprisingly, the countries are wealthy and among the world's greenest as well, according to the Environmental Performance Index, a joint product of Columbia University and Yale University, which measures performance against 25 indicators, such as measures of air pollution, water supply or use of natural resources.
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