Your paper should address the following but may include additional information or discussion:

1.Introduction: Provide a brief explanation of the controversy surrounding fracking and its context. Be as comprehensive and specific as possible in your explanation of the issue.

a. Explain the process of fracking in layman’s terms.

b. Explain some of the reasons fracking is so controversial.

2. Explain the positions of those who support the practice and those who oppose it. Analyze the issue as comprehensively as possible. Seek to question and contrast the viewpoints of the experts thoroughly.

a. Identify some of the underlying assumptions of each position.

b. Explain the ways in which the various sides address the public health implications of their position.

3. State your own position on the issue and explain why you have chosen that position.

Present your position in a public health context, while acknowledging and critically incorporating other viewpoints and their contexts.

a. Provide supporting evidence for your position.

b. Explain the limitations of your position and assumptions you have made in taking that position.

4. Conclusion