The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission on Tuesday proposed a permanent moratorium on disposal wells related to natural gas drilling in a 1,150-square-mile area in the center of the state. State scientists have found a highly suggestive link between the operation of these wells and a swarm of more than 1,220 earthquakes since early last fall, including a 4.7-magnitude quake in February.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/arkansas-closing-wells-sought
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/campbell-robertson
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/new-york-times-new-york
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oil-exploration
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/earthquakes
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-gas-exploration
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
