WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Environmental groups from Kansas and Oklahoma are hosting a public event this weekend that aimed at raising awareness about earthquakes and a hydraulic fracturing process commonly known as fracking.
The Sierra Club chapters from the two states have scheduled the meeting Saturday at the Medford Civic Center in Medford, Oklahoma. Both states have seen a rise in earthquake activity.
On tap for the event is the screening of the film, “Groundswell Rising,” and a discussion with Todd Halihan, hydrogeology professor at Oklahoma State University.
Fracking is the practice of injecting high-pressure water, sand and chemicals into oil- or gas-bearing rock to increase the flow. Injection wells are used to push waste fluids deep underground.
The environmental groups have been pushing for a moratorium on injection wells in the states.