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New fracking, disposal well guidelines issued on handling induced earthquakes

Fracking, wastewater disposal can cause earthquakes, but they are rare: Report COLUMBUS, Ohio – A group of U.S. drilling states, seismologists, academics and industry experts issued guidance Monday in a frank new report on handling human-induced earthquakes caused by hydraulic fracturing or the disposal of fracking wastewater. The 150-page report, produced by the StatesFirst initiative, represents […]