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02/16/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Scientists altered data proving fracking causes earthquakes

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has been wreaking havoc all over the nation despite claims that it is not harmful to people or the environment, and now it has emerged that scientists are being forced to cover up the role it plays in earthquakes. The process of fracking involves extracting natural gas by drilling down inside […]

03/02/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Pennsylvania: New report reveals that fracking has caused a large increase in earthquakes

Earthquakes are a rare event in a tectonically peaceful region like Pennsylvania. However, fracking operations triggered a series of small shivers that took place last year, state officials of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced in a recent report. While they were too weak to be felt by humans (they ranged from 1.8 to […]

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