User:Mollyyg/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Hydraulic fracturing

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I want to learn more about this topic and how it has impacted the environment. From previous knowledge, I know that hydraulic fracturing contributes to climate change through pollution. It also affects the earth's plates - potentially contributing to earthquakes.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

Everything in the article is relevant to the topic. I wasn't distracted by anything, but was rather intrigued by how the article confirmed my assumptions and previously learnt information. I don't think anything is too outdated, but in the Shales section of the article, a statement declares "as of 2013..." which indicates that this statement may need to be updated. The article doesn't under-represent any marginalized populations. The article can improve through updates on the information. The information is neutral. The citations are reliable as well. This article relates to what we've talked about in class by showing how fracking is regulated. The talk page discusses how more relevant information in regards to hydraulic fracking in the U.S. exists on another page, which explains why the information on the page I'm looking at is a tad outdated. Overall, this article is solid.