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Carefully read the news article:

• Kuchment, A. (2016, May 21).  Fracking activities caused majority of recent Texas quakes (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..  Standard Times.
• Take notes and pay special attention to the language used in the news article.

Next, for your comparison to the news article, your information from the “scientific community”:

• View: Oklahoma Earthquakes and the Rise in Fracking (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video, 10:12 mins]
• Read: US Geologic Survey Myths and Misconceptions about Fracking and Earthquakes (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. 
• Review the Abstract (on page 1) and Discussion and Conclusions (on pp. 13-15) from: Frohlich, C., DeShon, H., Stump, B., Hayward, C., Hornbach, M., & Walter, J. I. (2016).  A historical review of induced earthquakes in Texas (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..  Seismological Research Letters, 87(4).