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03/24/2018 / By Janine Acero

Earthquakes in Oklahoma are manmade, strongly linked to fracking wastewater injection: Study

Man-made earthquakes in Oklahoma are strongly linked to fracking methods such as the injection depth of wastewater, according to a major study published in Science. The study aimed to provide targeted evidence in proving that there has been a substantial decrease in induced seismicity in the Oklahoma region, with possible applications in other parts of the […]

02/16/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Scientists altered data proving fracking causes earthquakes

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has been wreaking havoc all over the nation despite claims that it is not harmful to people or the environment, and now it has emerged that scientists are being forced to cover up the role it plays in earthquakes. The process of fracking involves extracting natural gas by drilling down inside […]

03/02/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Pennsylvania: New report reveals that fracking has caused a large increase in earthquakes

Earthquakes are a rare event in a tectonically peaceful region like Pennsylvania. However, fracking operations triggered a series of small shivers that took place last year, state officials of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced in a recent report. While they were too weak to be felt by humans (they ranged from 1.8 to […]

10/21/2016 / By Randall Wilkens

Records show White House directly engaged in pro-fracking ‘propaganda’ messaging

A study done by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2015 is drawing ire from green groups as well as EPA science advisors. The issue lies in the message that the White House tried to present as the finding of the study and that certain information was suppressed or misrepresented by the EPA in doing so. […]

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