Earthquakes Linked to Hydrofracking

(CBS/AP) COLUMBUS, Ohio - A dozen earthquakes in northeastern Ohio were almost certainly induced by injection of gas-drilling wastewater into the earth, Ohio oil and gas regulators said Friday as they announced a series of tough new regulations for drillers.

Among the new regulations: Well operators must submit more comprehensive geological data when requesting a drill site, and the chemical makeup of all drilling wastewater must be tracked electronically.

The state Department of Natural Resources announced the tough new brine injection regulations because of the report's findings on a well in Youngstown...

I've been saying this was more than likely since last year. You can't keep pulling from the bottom of the deck without the deck dropping under its own weight, in this case creating quakes as a result. 

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