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December 6, 2012

Federal Scientists Link Oil and Gas Fracking to Earthquakes in U.S. 
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A new federal study has found the drilling practice known as fracking
can trigger earthquakes. The U.S. Geological Survey found that oil and
gas operations caused the majority, if not all, earthquakes in certain
areas of New Mexico and Colorado between 2001 and 2011. The report's
co-author, U.S. Geological Survey scientist Justin Rubinstein, called
fracking "a societal risk [we] need to be considering."

 

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