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Disposal regulations aimed at earthquake plague

OKLAHOMA is expanding restrictions on drilling activities to stem a sharp increase in powerful earthquakes that has damaged homes, raising concerns about the future of the energy industry in the state as the state's court paves the way for legal action against oilers.

The seismic events are often blamed on fraccing, but are actually caused by deep saltwater reinjection directly onto the bedrock. Oklahoma and several other states in the central US have experienced...

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