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The latest environmental threat: sand mining

Andrew Topf | September 21, 2011 | 8:08 pm Europe 

The controversial practice of fracking — which involves pumping a mix of sand, water and chemicals into a well to fracture the rock and release natural gas — has attracted widespread criticism for its potential to contaminate drinking water and...

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