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NRC staff proposes earthquake hazard review

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission should require power-plant owners to re-evaluate “without delay” their readiness to withstand earthquakes and floods, the agency’s staff said.

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Experts say Okla. quakes too powerful to be man-made

Thousands of times every day, drilling deep underground causes the earth to tremble. But don't blame the surprise flurry of earthquakes in Oklahoma on man's thirst for oil and gas, experts say.

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Fracking has Ohio city trembling over earthquakes

When Youngstown, Ohio, shook on Sept. 29, Karen Fox thought her daughter was crashing down the stairs.

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Hundreds seek answers at Youngstown quake meeting

Boos, applause and the occasional outburst marked a gathering of about 500 northeast Ohioans seeking explanations Wednesday for a series of earthquakes that has hit their area since deep injection...

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Study links Texas earthquakes to drilling disposal wells

Most recent earthquakes in North Texas happened close to injection wells used to dispose wastewater from oil and gas drilling in the region, according to new research published this week.

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Study: Distant quakes can affect oil, gas fields

The powerful earthquake that rocked Japan in 2011 set off tremors around a West Texas oil field, according to new research that suggests oil and gas drilling operations may make fault zones sensitive...

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South Texas earthquakes likely caused by shale boom, researchers say

A two-year survey of seismic activity links small quakes in South Texas largely to the upswing in the production of oil and brackish water that flows up alongside hydrocarbons.

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Texas seismologist: Fracking doesn’t cause earthquakes

A University of Texas seismologist says human activity associated with oil and gas production can sometimes cause earthquakes, but hydraulic fracturing isn't the problem.

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USGS: Quakes in central Oklahoma here to stay

Scientists continue to study why the earthquake rate has changed so dramatically throughout this swath of Oklahoma — including possible links to wastewater disposal related to oil and gas production in...

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Small Texas quakes linked to injecting CO2 underground

A cluster of earthquakes in Texas may be tied to oil companies injecting carbon dioxide into deep rock formations in the area, according to a paper released Monday.

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Shale revolution spreads with record wells outside US

The hydraulic fracturing of shale in search of oil and gas has hardly started outside the U.S., but that’s changing.

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Texas town targets oil industry over rash of quakes (video)

Authorities are trying to determine what's been causing the earthquakes in an area about 20 miles northwest of Fort Worth. Many residents believe the tremors are related to injection wells used in the...

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Are injection wells helping spark Texas quakes?

The widespread use of hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas and oil from shale formations has increased the need for disposal wells, which are used to send wastewater deep underground. And there...

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Dutch to reduce natural gas production due to earthquakes

The Dutch Cabinet has decided to reduce the amount of gas produced from fields that lie under the country’s northernmost province by 6 percent, as the mining has caused earthquakes and damaged houses...

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Texans shaken by quakes demand halt on injection wells (video)

Residents of a North Texas town that has been shaken by a rash of earthquakes descended on a meeting of state regulators Tuesday and called for a moratorium on nearby injection wells.

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State oil regulator warns warns operators about gas flares

Texas Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick said the agency is sending letters to operators Wednesday reminding them of the state's natural gas flaring rules and warning that the state will enforce them.

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Researchers study string of Texas earthquakes

FORT WORTH — Researchers collecting seismic data hope it allows them to determine what role wastewater injection wells have played in a string of small earthquakes northwest of Fort Worth. The area in...

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Report: Fracking could raise earthquake risks in California

A potential boom in hydraulic fracturing in California would increase the risks of earthquakes in the state, according to a report that environmental groups released Thursday.

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Oklahoma swamped by surge in earthquakes near fracking

There have been more earthquakes strong enough to be felt in Oklahoma this year than in all of 2013, overwhelming state officials who are trying to determine if the temblors are linked to oil and...

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Texas oil and gas regulator warns against ‘knee-jerk’ reaction to quakes

"A knee-jerk reaction could have a negative impact on our economy because of the large role the oil and gas industry plays here," a lead industry regulator testified at a subcommittee hearing in Austin.

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