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| New Research Links Scores of Earthquakes to Fracking Wells Near a Fault in Ohio | | 
| | After two mild earthquakes jolted the normally steady terrain outside Youngstown, Ohio, last March, geologists quickly decided that hydraulic fracturing operations at new oil-and-gas wells in the area had set off the tremors. Now a detailed study, published this week in The Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, indicates that hydraulic fracturing, commonly called fracking, built up subterranean pressures that repeatedly caused slippage in an existing fault as close as a half-mile beneath the wells.
MICHAEL WINES, The New York Times 01/08/2015    | | Read Article: The New York Times |
| Jameis Winston's Accuser Sues Florida State University | |
| | A lawsuit has been filed against Florida State University by the woman who alleges she was raped by student football player Jameis Winston. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Orlando on Wednesday alleges that the school violated the plaintiff's Title IX rights by failing to investigate the alleged rape. The plaintiff alleges that the football player, who is said to be leaving for the NFL, raped her at his off-campus apartment in December 2012. The player has maintained that the sexual encounter was consensual.
Brendan Sonnone, Orlando Sentinel 01/07/2015 | | Read Article: Orlando Sentinel |
| Tobacco Companies Criticize Federal Judge | |
| | Tobacco companies on Wednesday accused a federal judge of forcing them to inaccurately describe themselves as unscrupulous villains who continue to deceive the public. In an appeals court filing, the industry said statements ordered by the judge in a government lawsuit would only trigger public anger against the companies and should be scrapped. U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler ordered the largest cigarette makers to admit they had lied for decades about the dangers of smoking, and to publicize a federal court's conclusion that Altria, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, Lorillard, and Philip Morris USA deliberately deceived the public. The companies said the statement was misleading and too broad.
Associated Press, Yahoo News 01/08/2015 | | Read Article: Yahoo News |
| Auto Recalls This Year May Surpass Record 2014, NHTSA Chief Says | |
| | Public attention on auto-safety defects likely means U.S. recalls in 2015 will surpass last year’s record of more than 60 million vehicles, the new head of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. Vehicle recalls in the U.S. surpassed the 60 million mark for the first time in a single year in 2014, double the previous annual record of 30.8 million set in 2004, according to an analysis of data on NHTSA’s website. The increase was largely because of the rush to prevent more deaths from defective GM ignition switches and Takata air bags.
Jeff Plungis , Bloomberg 01/08/2015 | | Read Article: Bloomberg |
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