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New Report Ties Fracking to Rise in Earthquakes

April 10, 2012/

A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) team has found that a sharp jump in earthquakes in America’s heartland appears to be linked to oil and natural gas drilling operations.

By Joe Romm

Full Story: http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2012/04/06/459711/shale-shocked-increase-midcontinent-earthquakes-almost-certainly-manmade-usgs-report/?mobile=nc

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