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North Texas Earthquakes Catch Regulators' Attention

A rash of small earthquakes in North Texas thought to be linked to drilling appears to have caught the attention of the state's oil and gas regulator, which has previously stayed quiet on the links between drilling and seismic activity.

By Terrence Henry, KUT News/StateImpact Texas
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Trucks carry cement that will be mixed to fill the space between multiple layers of casing in preparation for the hydraulic fracturing process at a Chesapeake Energy drill site in Dimmit, Texas in the Eagle Ford Shale.
Credit: Tamir Kalifa

A rash of small earthquakes in North Texas thought to be linked to drilling appears to have caught the attention of the state's oil and gas regulator, which has previously stayed quiet on the links between drilling and seismic activity. Read the full story at StateImpact Texas.

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