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State to release findings on fracking, earthquakes

HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania environmental regulators are set today to release the findings of their investigation into a series of minor earthquakes that took place near fracking operations by an oil and gas company.

The temblors, all too weak to be felt by humans, were recorded last April in Lawrence County 3/4 of a mile from a natural gas well. No damage was reported.

The state Department of Environmental Protection has been investigating. DEP notes the quakes had a “marked … relationship” to the drilling operation in terms of timing and location.

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