Hydraulic Fracturing or Fracking Information: HOT TOPICS: EARTHQUAKES AND FRACKING

Sharon Dunn of the Greeley Tribune reports on the CU researchers' study of the 3.4 magnitude earthquake that shook Greeley on May 31, 2014.

Ellsworth, a scientist at the Earthquake Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, in Menlo Park, California. He reviews recent seismic activity that may be associated with industrial activity, focusing on disposal of wastewater by injection in deep wells. He concludes: "Industry needs clear requirements under which to operate, regulators must have a firm scientific foundation for those requirements, and the public needs assurance that the regulations are adequate and are being observed."