Mary Fallin, governor of emerging shale state Oklahoma, said she set aside more than $1 million in emergency funds to support earthquake research. Fallin approved $1.38 million in one-time costs to support earthquake research to be directed by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission and the Oklahoma Geological Survey. “I’m committed to funding seismic research, bringing on line advanced technology and more staff to fully support our regulators at they take meaningful action on earthquakes,” she said in a statement. Fallin expressed concern last year about the increase in the number of earthquakes tied loosely to the oil and gas industry in her state. A study from the U.S. Geological Survey found […]