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Oklahoma Remains Nation’s Human-Induced Earthquake Hotspot

Oklahoma Remains Nation’s Human-Induced Earthquake Hotspot

Despite a crackdown on wastewater injection volumes, Oklahoma has once again been named the state with the highest risk of human-induced earthquakes, according to new seismicity maps released Wednesday by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Damage to buildings in Cushing, Oklahoma from a 5.0-magnitude earthquake on November 6, 2016. Dolan Paris, USGS Geologists believe that […]

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    Oklahoma Remains Nation’s Human-Induced Earthquake Hotspot

    Oklahoma Remains Nation’s Human-Induced Earthquake Hotspot

    Despite a crackdown on wastewater injection volumes, Oklahoma has once again been named the state with the highest risk of human-induced earthquakes, according to new seismicity maps released Wednesday by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Damage to buildings in Cushing, Oklahoma from a 5.0-magnitude earthquake on November 6, 2016. Dolan Paris, USGS Geologists believe that […]

    1,650 Illegal Oil Wells Still Polluting California Aquifers

    1,650 Illegal Oil Wells Still Polluting California Aquifers

    Gov. Jerry Brown’s oil regulators failed to meet their own deadline Wednesday for shutting down 1,650 oil industry injection wells that are violating water-protection laws by dumping toxic fluid into protected California aquifers. “Governor Brown’s administration has decided not to protect our water from illegal contamination by the oil industry,” said Hollin Kretzmann of the […]

    Erin Brockovich Meets With Oklahoma Residents Impacted by Human-Induced Earthquakes

    Erin Brockovich Meets With Oklahoma Residents Impacted by Human-Induced Earthquakes

    As Pawnee, Oklahoma still picks up the pieces from September’s record-breaking earthquake, environmental and consumer advocate Erin Brockovich and lawyers from Weitz & Luxenberg have traveled to the Sooner State to speak with residents about the alarming number of induced earthquakes affecting the area. https://twitter.com/EcoWatch/status/773265817152684032 Meetings were held in Pawnee and Cushing on Thursday. The […]