Well, according to Progress NC, a liberal-leaning environmental organization, the legislation currently pending with state legislature has the potential to give energy companies a wide leeway to conduct fracking operations throughout the state. And the gas deposits are dispersed throughout Durham county, raising the possibility of environmentally disastrous gas extraction in our own backyards.
Take a look at the NC Department of Natural Resources map below. Two-thirds of Durham County, including Jordan Lake, are in the tracking zone.
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