More North Texas residents pleaded their case to the Texas Railroad Commission in Austin Tuesday, asking for a moratorium on injection wells that are used to store waste water from hydraulic fracturing. The residents, who live in or near Azle, Texas, told commissioners about their concerns following a recent spate of seismic activity that the residents say was caused by the injection of fracking water into underground storage facilities. However, the residents went home disappointed, according to the Austin Star-Telegram. The meeting was a follow-up to an earlier meeting Jan. 2, when the Texas Railroad Commission traveled to Azle to talk about the concerns of the residents regarding the rise in seismic activity. While seismic activity in North Texas has residents concerned, the commission maintained that the injection wells are being utilized within approved limits, and that other factors, such as a lowering of the water levels at Eagle […]