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Which statement accurately compares the environmental impact of underground mining and hydraulic fracturing?(1 point)
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Both can cause sinkholes.
Both can cause sinkholes.

Both involve digging deep into the earth.
Both involve digging deep into the earth.

Both can impact marine wildlife.
Both can impact marine wildlife.

Both can cause earthquakes.
Both can cause earthquakes.
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The statement that accurately compares the environmental impact of underground mining and hydraulic fracturing is:

Both can cause earthquakes.

While underground mining can lead to ground instability and potentially trigger seismic events, hydraulic fracturing (fracking) has been directly linked to induced seismicity due to the injection of fluid into the ground. The other statements do not accurately represent the similarities in environmental impacts between the two methods.