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Rhiannon12866

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Sat Mar 10, 2012, 02:30 AM Mar 2012

Ohio: Gas-drilling injection well led to quakes

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A dozen earthquakes in northeastern Ohio were almost certainly induced by injection of gas-drilling wastewater into the earth, state regulators said Friday as they announced a series of tough new rules for drillers.

Among the new regulations: Well operators must submit more comprehensive geological data when requesting a drill site, and the chemical makeup of all drilling wastewater must be tracked electronically.

The state Department of Natural Resources announced the tough new brine injection regulations because of the report's findings on the well in Youngstown, which it said were based on "a number of coincidental circumstances."

For one, investigators said, the well began operations just three months ahead of the first quake.

Read more: http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/nation_world/20120309_ap_ohiogasdrillinginjectionwellledtoquakes.html?c=r#ixzz1oh0tWgCP

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Ohio: Gas-drilling injection well led to quakes (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Mar 2012 OP
Oh, I am just SO frackin' shocked. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #1
Like climate change, there are still those who refute this... Rhiannon12866 Mar 2012 #2
How much more can they pollute. WTF! Tripod Mar 2012 #3
Madness. n/t ellisonz Mar 2012 #4
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