Friday, June 19, 2015

Yes, Those Earthquakes Are Caused by Fracking Boom, Studies Confirm

This home in Prague, Okla., was damaged from a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in 2011. Scientists have concluded it was likely caused by the injection of wastewater from oil and gas wells. (Credit: Brian Sherrod, USGS) Click to Enlarge.
The surge in earthquakes shaking Oklahoma, Texas and other parts of the nation's mid-section are likely caused by million of gallons of toxic oil and gas wastewater being disposed of underground, two new studies have found.

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