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Lawmakers Study Possible Link Between Earthquakes and Fracking

Joe Wertz / State Impact Oklahoma

A week from Tuesday, an interim study conducted by state representatives Cory Williams and Jason Murphey examines the correlation between wastewater disposal wells and the rise in earthquakes.

Lawmakers hope the information helps create legislation to better protect the environment, citizens, and corporations going forward.

The speaker put Williams, a Democrat, and Murphey, a Republican, together after they both requested similar studies.

“This is the number one phone call that I get in Stillwater, more so then education, more so then tuition or anything else. It’s ‘my house won’t quit shaking’. It’s a combination of that and ‘the roads are getting torn up’.”

Dr. Todd Hallihan, a geophysicist from OSU, is presenting the current science regarding earthquakes and hydraulic fracturing and sharing resources with the legislators.

The event is streaming live online October 28 from 1-4:30 p.m. on the Oklahoma House website.

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