EAB Ruling May Strengthen Seismicity Reviews In UIC Wastewater Permits

摘要

EPA's Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) is urging the agency to ensure its current process for permitting underground injection of wastewater adequately accounts for potential seismic risks - a measure that could bolster environmentalists' push to force EPA to weigh seismic impacts when permitting injection of oil and gas wastewater. "It's great to see the board taking seriously the seismicity concerns, and I hope that it will lead the agency to take a less dismissive attitude toward the very real risks of earthquakes," one environmentalist says.