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Kansas Plans Seismic Monitoring System After Series of Quakes

On the same day that Kansas marked its strongest earthquake of the year, Gov. Sam Brownback announced that the state will buy monitors to track increased seismic activity in three south-central counties. The epicenter of Wednesday’s 4.8-magnitude earthquake was near …

New Ohio Drilling Policy May Be Good for Oil & Gas, Insurance Industries

Ohio in mid-April 2014 enacted stricter regulations for oil and gas drilling near faults or areas of past seismic activity, a move that some, including insurers, may view as a step in the right direction. The Ohio Department of Natural …