Oil and gas are an important part of the U.S. economy. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a method used to get oil out of the ground that used water. This water is used and then left over and often times used to water plants. In areas experiencing drought, the disposal of wastewater from fracking is a difficult topic. This may have some effects on the quality and quantity of drinking resources. The government continues to study the relationship between fracking water and drinking water and shows the vulnerability of water sources to fracking.

Fracking in the United States can have perverse effects on the environment. It can destroy habitats and poison the water used to grow crops. While using up resources, humans need to find a way not to waste water to obtain a resource that is harmful to the environment already. In the United States, my opinion is that fracking should be banned so that there is no more waste of water to obtain oil and no more oil obtained that can be burned further and harm the environemtn. The release of Carbon into the atmosphere is destroying the earth and fracking plays a role, so ending fracking in the United States would be a huge step in the right direction.