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Jan 12, 2012 | Charleston Daily Mail

DEP officials see possible link between fracking, earthquakes

Increasing evidence that earthquakes in Braxton County may be tied to the natural gas industry is prompting state Department of Environmental Protection officials to talk about what to do about the quakes.

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Wed Jan 11, 2012

Charleston Gazette

Small earthquake rattles Braxton near quake cluster recorded in 2010

FRAMETOWN, W.Va. -- A small earthquake was detected Tuesday in Braxton County, in the same general vicinity of a cluster of 10 similar-sized quakes that occurred in 2010.

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Mon Dec 20, 2010

WDTV Bridgeport

Mother, Boyfriend and Son Arrested on Drug Charges

A drug bust in Braxton County put three people behind bars. Dianne Martin, 59 years old, her son William Hacker, 34 years old, and Martin's boyfriend, Joseph Akers, 71 years old, were arrested Saturday, Dec.

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Wed Nov 24, 2010

Insurance Journal West

Is Gas Drilling Causing West Virginia Earthquakes?

Officials say there's no clear explanation for what may have prompted several earthquakes near Frametown earlier this year.

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Tue Nov 23, 2010

Charleston Daily Mail

W.Va. lawmaker seeks answers to earthquakes

A Braxton County lawmaker is hoping to get to the bottom of a series of earthquakes near his Frametown home.

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