ASSOCIATED PRESS: Scientists are finding that earthquakes caused by oil and gas drilling are rising in frequency across the country.
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Scientists are finding that earthquakes caused by oil and gas drilling are rising in frequency across the country.
Up to now, the oil and gas industry has generally argued that any such link requires further study. But the rapidly mounting evidence could bring heavier regulation down on drillers and make it more difficult for them to get projects approved.
The potential for man-made quakes “is an important and legitimate concern that must be taken very seriously by regulators and industry,” said Jason Bordoff, founding director of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University.
