The process of fracking involves
A)using underground explosives to break up gas-rich shale deposits.
B)processes that are under the regulation of the 2005 Safe Drinking Water Act.
C)using coal and petroleum as a chemical basis for producing natural gas.
D)using high-pressure fluids to fracture gas-rich shale deposits far underground.

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Fracking, short for hydraulic fracturing, involves pumping high-pressure fluids into gas-rich shale deposits far underground to create fractures and release trapped natural gas. Option A is incorrect as explosives are not used in fracking. Option B is partly correct as fracking is regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act, but it was actually amended in 2005 to exclude fracking from regulation under the act. Option C is incorrect as coal and petroleum are not used as a chemical basis for producing natural gas in fracking.

The Process of Fracking Involves