Photo by Brad Weaver on Unsplash It's not just earthquakes — fracking also linked to small tremors, study finds While past studies have linked fracking to earthquakes, scientists now say the drilling method is also a source of even small seismic tremors.
Politicscommons.wikimedia.org Fracking caused daily earthquakes at UK’s only active site Between 2018 and 2019, the fracking site near Blackpool was responsible for 192 earthquakes over the course of 182 days.
Causes www.alleghenyfront.org Pennsylvania: DEP approves injection well in Plum, but uncertain economy might put project on hold The well will be used to dispose of fracking wastewater. But the economic slowdown from the pandemic has put the project on hold.
Causes Frack quakes: Knowledge is weak as BC drilling grows As an LNG boom looms, so does the mystery of related tremors, finds report.
Causes www.bbc.com Fracking: Cuadrilla plans 'goodwill payments' after tremor Cuadrilla boss Francis Egan said no "major damage" had been reported by people living near the site.
Causes thenarwhal.ca Fracking-induced earthquakes prompt call for buffer zones around Site C dam In November, two wells being fracked caused an earthquake so severe it halted construction at Site C, 20 kilometres away.
