Hydraulic fracturing, more commonly known as fracking, is the process used to remove natural gas from shale rock. The Environmental Protection Agency reported that special technology must be used because natural gas is “highly dispersed in the rock” rather than concentrated like oil. Natural gas can then be transferred by land through methods like pipelines, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Currently, in Brooklyn, New York, there is a dispute over a National Grid pipeline that originally began construction in 2017, according to The Guardian. The fracked gas pipeline is officially called the Metropolitan Reliability Infrastructure and is more commonly referred to as the North Brooklyn Pipeline. The pipeline’s existence has been questioned on the basis of climate change and environmental justice concerns.