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A new study led by A&S professor Tao Wen used a novel method of machine learning to explore the environmental impact of oil and gas drilling.

Environmental impact of hydrofracking vs. conventional gas/oil drilling: Research shows the...

This is an aerial view of hydraulic fracturing operations across the Jonah field, a large natural gas field in Wyoming.

Where water goes after fracking is tied to earthquake risk

Radium from within rock leaches from clay minerals that transfer highly radioactive radium-228 and an organic phase that serves as the source of radium-226.

How slick water and black shale in fracking combine to produce...

Wastewater injected in an underground reservoir layer crossed by a fault triggers an earthquake

Modeling the effects of wastewater injection

Small earthquakes (yellow stars) can be induced during hydraulic fracturing when high-pressure fluid (blue arrows) is pumped into horizontal wells to crack rock layers containing natural gas.

Small earthquakes at fracking sites may be early indicators of bigger...

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Anticipating hazards from fracking-induced earthquakes in Canada and US

Study reveals two seismic processes by which hydraulic fracturing induces tremors

Study links groundwater changes to fracking

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