Azle, Texas, USA. 13th January 2014. Frequent earthquakes are alarming residents in Azle, Texas, that unconventional drilling pioneered in the area and disposal wells are now risking their drinking water Credit: J. G. Domke/Alamy Live News

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Frequent, almost daily earthquakes in a region without any geological fault line. Residents fear their property value declining and are motivated to find out why. State energy department, Texas Railroad Commission, formed to regulate drilling and protect industry refuses to admit that the earthquakes are man-made.

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Location: Azle, Tarrant County, west of Fort Worth, Texas USA
Photo credit: © J. G. Domke / Alamy / Afripics
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