last month Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin finally acknowledged the oil industry’s culpability in the state’s recent spate of earthquakes. Meanwhile, on August 3rd the state imposed strict new limits on how much waste fluid companies can pump. These cuts are the state’s latest effort to stop the earthquakes, reports NPR member station KOSU.The new regulations require the amount of waste fluid to be cut by 38 percent by October. The state has dispatched inspectors into the field to make sure that oil companies are complying.
Oklahoma experienced a record number of earthquakes last year, and this year is shaping up to be even worse. The regulators hope limiting disposal activity will reduce the severity of quakes and their frequency.
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