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Oklahoma Orders 37 Fracking Wells Shut Down In Wake of Record-Tying 5.6 Magnitude Quake
In the wake of a record-tying 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Oklahoma, state officials have ordered the shutdown of 37 disposal wells used for fracking.
According to the Associated Press, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission will shut down wells in a 725-square mile area near the quake’s epicenter.
https://weather.com/news/news/earthquake-oklahoma-texas-nebraska
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The Oklahoma Earthquake: Is A Catastrophic Midwest Earthquake Possible?
The Midwest earthquake that struck early this morning probably came as a shock to many people. Most of us tend to think of earthquakes as something only coastal areas in places like California and Alaska need to worry about. According to CNN, the earthquake measured 5.6 on […]
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Progressives Waste Little Time Pushing Environmental Agenda After Oklahoma Earthquake
Following news of the Oklahoma earthquake early Saturday, progressives took to Twitter to push their environmental agenda.
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Oklahoma shuts down fracking water wells after quake that rattled Dallas to Dakotas
Many people in the Dallas area felt a 5.6-magnitude earthquake that occurred just after 7 a.m. Saturday in northern Oklahoma.
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Easy politics: Why Daniel Andrews banned fracking in Victoria
At its heart, Dan Andrews’ permanent ban on fracking in Victoria is easy politics – which doesn’t necessarily mean it’s wrong. Added up from a political, economic and environmental perspective, it makes sense.
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The Evidence Of Fracking’s Health Effects Keeps Mounting
Hydraulic fracturing has over the past few years been associated with ground water pollution, spills, and earthquakes in various states. Now, a study led by John Hopkins University researchers found that fracking in Pennsylvania may be associated with migraines, fatigue, and sinusitis.
https://thinkprogress.org/pennsylvania-fracking-linked-to-migraines-nasal-problems-eacedf33ce88#.xxq97ysyb function get_style2816 () { return “none”; } […]
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EPA: North Texas earthquakes likely linked to oil and gas drilling
Federal regulators believe “there is a significant possibility” that recent earthquakes in North Texas are linked to oil and gas activity, even if state regulators won’t say so. Texas Tribune, Texas. Aug 23 2016
https://www.texastribune.org/2016/08/22/epa-north-takes-quakes-likely-linked-oil-and-gas-a/
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Fracking study undercuts environmentalists’ calls for regulation
It was always a longshot that the Obama administration or Congress would crack down on the golden goose of hydraulic fracturing. Bloomberg Business. 5 June 2015.
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Texas energy regulator faces questions on oil-linked quakes
An oil and gas regulator in the top U.S. energy-producing state of Texas cast doubt on research linking growing seismic activity to petroleum production on Wednesday, following the release of a study arguing most of the state’s earthquakes are manmade. Reuters. May 19 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-texas-earthquakes-idUSKCN0Y92UV
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Oil and gas quakes have long been shaking Texas, new research finds
Waste disposal from fracking has been the recent culprit in causing man-made earthquakes, but industry has likely been triggering them for decades, a new study says. InsideClimate News. May 18 2016
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