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WV state officials say earthquakes not linked to natural gas drilling

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Clay County Environmental News Examiner

State officials in West Virginia have stated that there is no link between minor earthquakes that shook central West Virginia late last year and natural gas drilling.

More than eight earthquakes with magnitudes between 2.2 and 3.4 were reported in Braxton County in 2010.

Michael Hohn with the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey states that after the agency did a through investigation they couldn't find a link between drilling operations and the earthquakes.

The EPA was also unable to connect the earthquakes to natural gas drilling.

Information from: The Parkersburg News, http://www.newsandsentinel.com

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Tammy Marie Rose is a environmentalist, author and columnist. Tammy began the environmental movement in Clay County with her Tree Hugger Column and is the founder of the environmental group, Friends of the Mountains. Tammy's work has been published in a variety of publications including Sierra...

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