They threaten it so much Bills were passed in the state legislature to prevent local communities from regulating oil and gas industries.

As Quakes Rattle Oklahoma, Fingers Point to Oil and Gas Industry – NYTimes.com.

Funny how the people at the bottom are losing more and more power to actually do what is best for their own welfare, and more and more decisions are made by corrupt politicians on the payroll of big business.

A wastewater injection well site in Prague, Okla. From 2010 to 2013, Oklahoma oil production roughly doubled, gas production rose 50 percent and the amount of wastewater buried annually jumped one-fifth, to nearly 1.1 billion barrels. Credit Nick Oxford for The New York Times