The British Columbia Energy Regulator has toughened its oversight of what it calls "induced" seismic activity after a series ...

The British Columbia Energy Regulator is toughening its oversight of “induced” seismic activity after a series of earthquakes ...

According to the USGS, fracking does cause small earthquakes, but the vast majority are microquakes and not felt by humans. While fracking does produce oil and natural gas, it also leaves two ...

aims to establish specific guidelines regarding hydraulic fracturing (commonly referred to as fracking) for oil and natural gas production in the United States. The bill emphasizes that states ...

But is that actually true? According to the USGS, fracking does cause small earthquakes, but the vast majority are microquakes and not felt by humans. While fracking does produce oil and natural ...

So the question is, why are these happening? Most people will say fracking. Here is the official response from the USGS. While earthquakes are not directly caused by hydraulic fracturing (fracking).

He went on to note that the regulator “has no control over either the timing or magnitude of earthquakes induced by hydraulic fracturing after permits are granted” and that because of that it ...

Northeastern British Columbia saw a record number of magnitude 3 earthquakes last year.And much of it is linked to an increase in fracking activities in the area for a new pipeline.Now some people ...

"There were earthquakes in Oklahoma before fracking, ma'am,” the onsite petroleum engineer replied. This is “absolutely true,” said Laura Capper, principal of the consulting firm ...

Under government definitions, the work being proposed at Balcombe is not technically fracking (which was placed under moratorium in 2019 because of the unpredictability of its earthquake risk).