Boomtown tremors: the link between oil production and earthquakes in Texas
The Permian Basin has long been at the heart of America’s energy industry, fueling economic growth with its vast reserves of oil and gas. But as drilling ...
Texas rocked by earthquake just miles from city of 1.5 million people
A 3.0 magnitude earthquake has struck Texas Monday morning.
Upheavels in the Earth
Earthquakes occur when the rock on one side of a fault slips relative to the other. The fault surface can be vertical, ...
Severe Texas storm flips an RV, killing 1 and injuring a family
One man died and three of his family members were injured when their RV flipped over several times in a severe storm outside of Dallas.
Magnitude 4.1 earthquake strikes near Malibu, rattles Los Angeles
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck Malibu just past 1 p.m. PT. The earthquake sent tremors to Santa Barbara and Los Angeles.
Inside the fight over what — and who — is causing earthquakes near Texas oilfields
The common oilfield practice of disposing of the industry’s dirty water in deep underground caverns hit a wall in recent years as regulators, scientists and industry experts reached a consensus — the ...