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R. Buchanan

Recent studies show that fluid injection wells like this one can affect seismic activity far from the injection site.
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Fluid Injection Wells Can Have a Wide Seismic Reach

by S. L. Peterie, R. D. Miller, R. Buchanan and B. DeArmond 17 April 201813 January 2022

High-volume fluid injection can cumulatively increase underground pore pressure and induce earthquakes in regions unexpectedly far from injection wells, recent Kansas studies show.

Downsized state budgets mean that state geological surveys need to explore new approaches to survive
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State Budgets, Geological Surveys, and the New Reality

by R. Buchanan 26 September 20168 November 2022

As state geological surveys face budget cuts and reorganizations, scientists must step into political spheres to advocate for what they do.

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My Life in Baseball and Earthquakes

by R. Buchanan 25 September 20151 April 2024

How earthquakes interrupted a Royals game and thrust me into a whirlpool of politics, media, and law.

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