OIL AND GAS
Fracking causing earthquakes in Permian Basin — study
New research out of Texas indicates that man-made earthquakes in the Permian Basin area are more likely being caused by hydraulic fracturing than injection of oil-field wastewater.
Mike Soraghan
Reporter
Mike writes enterprise and investigative stories, primarily on oil and gas drilling. Before coming to Energywire, he covered congressional leadership for The Hill newspaper and served as a Washington correspondent for The Denver Post. He has received awards from the National Press Club, the Society of Environmental Journalists and the Society of Professional Journalists. He was a Kiplinger Fellow in 2014 and participated in NICAR Bootcamp in 2013. He is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors and a committee chairman and former board member at the National Press Club.
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