Scientists are trying to prove that the recent rise in earthquakes are linked to wastewater disposal from shale gas hydrofracking. Evidence shows that the significant rise in seismic activity over the last few years in the U.S. coincide with the rise of hydraulic fracturing, a method for extracting oil and natural gas which usually involves injecting water and chemicals into shale rock. And since fracking produces large quantities of wastewater, drilling companies use deep wells to dispose the waste. Scientists believe that these wells are the main culprit to the rise of earthquakes in the U.S.
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