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'''Range Resources''' is a Texas-based oil and gas company.  It is involved in the controversial practice of [[fracking]] for methane gas in the Northeastern U.S. in the [[Marcellus Shale]] region. Range Resources owns the majority of the 1,386 wells in the Marcellus Shale formation, as of 2010.<ref>[http://geology.com/articles/marcellus-shale.shtml "Marcellus Shale Gas: New Results Surprise Geologists!"]</ref> Though lauded as an environmentally-friendly alternative to coal, fracking for gas has been linked to depleting drinking water resources of local communities and polluting the wells of the people living around drill sites. According to a 2010 article in Vanity Fair, "as use of the technique (fracking) has spread, it has been followed by incidents of water contamination and environmental degradation, and even devastating health problems." <ref>[http://www.vanityfair.com/business/features/2010/06/fracking-in-pennsylvania-201006 "A Colossal Fracking Mess"], Vanity Fair 2010.</ref> And according to data released to the EPA, [[Halliburton]], a major supplier of fracking fluid, admitted using 807,000 gallons of diesel-based chemicals in its fluids, in violation of an agreement drillers had with the EPA.<ref>[http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/11/halliburton-fracking-epa "Fracking Halliburton"], Mother Jones.</ref>