Fracking Earthquakes

Officials Say Drilling Wastewater 'Almost Certainly' Caused Earthquakes

AP | JULIE CARR SMYTH | Posted 05.09.2012

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A dozen earthquakes in northeastern Ohio were almost certainly induced by injection of gas-drilling wastewater into the earth, ...

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Fracking With a Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On

Rocky Kistner | Posted 04.07.2012

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Take millions of gallons of natural gas hydro-fracking waste water then pour it down a hole dug thousands of feet down into the bedrock and what do you get?

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Could Ohio Earthquakes Incite A Fracking Policy Shift?

AP | By JULIE CARR SMYTH | Posted 03.04.2012

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- In Ohio, geographically and politically positioned to become a leading importer of wastewater from gas drilling, environmentalists a...

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Ohio Earthquakes Caused By Drilling Wastewater Well, Expert Says

AP | By THOMAS J. SHEERAN | Posted 03.03.2012

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CLEVELAND -- A northeast Ohio well used to dispose of wastewater from oil and gas drilling almost certainly caused a series of 11 minor quakes in the ...

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Fracking Shutdown Extended As Researchers Study Link To Quakes

AP | By SARAH EDDINGTON | Posted 06.21.2011

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Two natural gas exploration companies have agreed to extend the shutdowns of two injection wells in Arkansas as researchers study...

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Quakes Shake Arkansas

AP | Posted 06.09.2011

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GREENBRIER, Ark. -- A pair of magnitude-3.9 earthquakes rumbled through central Arkansas this week, about a month after two companies halted operation...

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'Fracking' Closures Extended Amid Quakes

AP | By SARAH EDDINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Two natural gas exploration companies agreed Thursday to extend the shutdowns of two injection wells in Arkansas as researchers c...

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Earthquakes Decline After Closure Of 'Fracking' Sites

AP | By SARAH EDDINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The number and strength of earthquakes in central Arkansas have noticeably dropped since the shutdown of two injection wells in t...

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'Fracking' Sites Suspended, Likely Linked To Earthquakes

AP | By SARAH EDDINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Two natural gas companies have agreed to temporarily suspend use of injection wells in central Arkansas where earthquakes keep oc...

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'Fracking' Sites Linked To Earthquakes May Close

AP | SARAH EDDINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Two more small earthquakes have been recorded in central Arkansas where a recent spate of tremors has officials considering ...

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3 Earthquakes Rock Arkansas

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The U.S. Geological Survey has recorded three earthquakes in Arkansas near the small town of Greenbrier, north of Little Rock. A preliminary 4.7 ma...

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30 Mysterious Earthquakes Shake Arkansas Towns

AP | SARAH EDDINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Jim Sutterfield was briefly puzzled by a thumping sound that seemed to slam the back of his office chair. But when the small...

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