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2 Oklahoma Suits Alleging Drilling Caused Quakes Dismissed

Oklahoma residents have agreed to dismiss two lawsuits claiming several drilling companies triggered earthquakes that damaged homes. Brenda Lene and Jon Darryn Lene filed a lawsuit against multiple companies in February. The couple alleged that wastewater disposal wells caused earthquakes …

New Research Links Some California Quakes to Oil Operations

A 2005 spate of quakes in California’s Central Valley almost certainly was triggered by oilfield injection underground, a study published Thursday said in the first such link in California between oil and gas operations and earthquakes. Researchers at the University …

Oklahoma Residents Continue to Raise Concerns About Quakes at Hearing

Oklahoma residents concerned with a dramatic increase in the number of earthquakes called for more regulations on the oil and gas industry last week and urged state leaders to take action to stop the quakes. About 200 people tried to …