Drag the environmental impact to indicate whether it is a result of acquiring coal, acquiring natural gas, or both.
Acquiring Coal: Can cause landslides, Can cause sinkholes
Acquiring Natural Gas: Can cause earthquakes
Both: Can contaminant groundwater supply, Releases methane in the air
Environmental Impact Result of Acquiring Coal:
- Air pollution
- Water pollution
- Deforestation
- Habit destruction
Environmental Impact Result of Acquiring Natural Gas:
- Air pollution
- Water pollution
- Groundwater contamination
- Methane emissions
Environmental Impact Result of Acquiring Both Coal and Natural Gas:
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Climate change
- Disruption of ecosystems
- Land degradation