In January, we discussed Ohio's fracking shutdown after a number of earthquakes around Youngstown. The shutdown has led to a shift in Ohio's brine disposal rules. On Friday, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources a new regulatory framework, including a prohibition on new wells in earthquake-susceptible pre-Cambrian rock formations. As the Columbus Dispatch reports, some remain concerned, in part because there is no mandate for seismic surveys before a well is drilled.
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