An earthquake that happened in West Texas last month was the third largest in the state’s history. Scientists say this kind of seismic activity is becoming more frequent in Texas because of fracking by the oil and gas industry.
Erin Douglas from The Texas Tribune has been following this trend.
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Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune
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Texas oil and gas agency investigating 5.4 magnitude earthquake in West Texas, the largest in three decades from The Texas Tribune
Earthquakes in Texas doubled in 2021. Scientists cite years of oil companies injecting sludgy water underground from The Texas Tribune
