Texas sinkholes: oil and gas drilling increases threat, scientists warn

Ground rising and falling in region that has been 'punctured like a pin cushion' since the 1940s, new study findsOil and gas activity is contributing to alarming land movements and a rising threat of sinkholes across a huge swath of west Texas, a new study suggests. Related: 'Like thunder in the ground': Texans fear link between quakes and fracking waste Continue reading...