Forbes | The faster we pump oil wastewater into the ground, the greater our earthquake risk The Verge Injecting wastewater into the ground may be an effective way of disposing of salty fluids created through oil and gas production, but it also comes with a perilous side effect: earthquakes. Now, researchers have found that the rate at which we dispose ... This Oil Extraction Process Is Causing Earthquakes In Oklahoma Study: Oil and gas waste, enhanced recovery wells linked to quakes Oklahoma earthquakes linked to oil and gas drilling, study shows |