Health Problems from Fracking Lead to Call For Monitoring By Medical Community: JAMA Editorial
A JAMA editorial calls for the medical community to closely follow the potential health effects of hydraulic fracturing operations.
Tag Archives: Earthquake
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Earthquake Insurance Claims from Fracking Often Denied
A new federal report warns that earthquake insurance policies may not cover "man-made" quakes, like those believed to be caused by hydraulic fracturing operations.
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Lawsuit Alleges Oklahoma Earthquake Linked To Fracking Injection Wells
A new lawsuit filed by residents of an Oklahoma town blames energy companies for causing earthquakes by using high-capacity wastewater injection wells associated with hydraulic fracturing.
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Earthquakes Trigger Sierra Club Lawsuit Against Fracking Companies
A number of oil and gas companies face a lawsuit by environmental groups over alleged man-made earthquakes linked to hydraulic fracturing.
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Oklahoma Earthquake Comes Ahead of Plan to Reduce Fracking
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake has hit Oklahoma just days before a state commission plans to release a proposal to reduce quakes in the area by targeting fracking operations.
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Fracking Earthquake Injury Lawsuit Allowed to Move Forward in Oklahoma
A hydraulic fracturing earthquake lawsuit is being allowed to proceed in Oklahoma despite efforts by oil and gas companies to have it dismissed on statute of lawsuit grounds.
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Oklahoma Supreme Court Clears Way For Fracking Earthquake Damage Lawsuits
A Oklahoma woman has won a case allowing her and others to sue oil and gas companies over injuries and damages linked to earthquakes caused by hydraulic fracturing and wastewater…
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Oil and Gas Mining Causing Frequent Quakes in Oklahoma, State, Federal Investigators Confirm
Wastewater injection wells and fracking operations are linked to a major increase in earthquakes in previously seismically calm parts of the country, state and federal investigators warn.
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Earthquakes Linked to Fracking Side Effects Raising Concerns Among Geologists
A new study warns that hydraulic fracturing is making once-stable regions of the U.S. geologically unstable.
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New Study Links Fracking to Earthquakes in Ohio
A new study presents more evidence linking earthquakes to hydraulic fracturing.
