Study: Earthquake Activity Has ‘Sharply Increased’ Due To Fracking Injection Wells

Mealey's (June 18, 2015, 11:14 AM EDT) -- RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on April 21 issued a report on seismic hazards that found that earthquake activity has sharply increased since 2009 in the central and eastern United States due to industrial operations that dispose of hydraulic fracturing wastewater by injecting it into deep wells....

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