Pennsylvania is the U.S. natural gas powerhouse after Texas, but more than half of U.S. states produce the resource. In Pennsylvania, fracking supports about 123,000 jobs, and more than $41 ...
But after fracking, a well produces gas or oil and sometimes a lot of water. When this wastewater is disposed deep underground, it can pressure up natural faults that exist and cause earthquakes.
(Bloomberg) -- President-elect Donald Trump nominated Chris Wright, who runs a Colorado-based oil and natural gas fracking services company, to lead the Energy Department. Wright, the chief ...