A New Year’s Eve earthquake in Youngstown, Ohio, that prompted the state to stop operations at five wells used to dispose of wastewater from natural-gas and oil drilling won’t affect production.

“We are not going to stand by and let someone drive a stake through the heart of what could be an economic revival in Eastern Ohio,” Nichols said in a telephone interview today.

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