Fracking: Ohio Establishes Tough Regulations After Disposal Wells Cause 12 Earthquakes
State officials have determined that at least 12 earthquakes that occurred in Ohio were caused by the injection of brine into hydraulic fracturing disposal wells. As a result of its findings, the state has established, what it calls, the "nation's toughest regulations" for the fracking disposal wells.
Brine is a toxic laden by-product of the fracking process. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the safest way to dispose it is to store it in underground wells. However, as residents of Youngstown, Ohio discovered, this technique can cause seismic shifts -- the largest of the 12 earthquakes 4.0 on the Richter scale.
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