-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- the ever-changing cast of `` saturday night live '' is getting two new faces , but losing a couple of current members . michaela watkins was known for her impressions of barbara walters and `` today '' show co-host hoda kotb . michaela watkins and casey wilson have been dropped from the show , while jenny slate and nasim pedrad are joining the cast , entertainment weekly reports . watkins -- who joined `` snl '' mid-season last year and was known for her hilarious impersonations of barbara walters and kathie lee gifford 's suffering `` today '' show co-host hoda kotb -- said she was shocked by the firing . in an interview with ew , she recalled getting the news from lorne michaels , the creator and executive producer of `` saturday night live . '' `` i do n't think anyone knows what lorne michaels was thinking , '' watkins told the magazine . `` the only explanation i got from him -- and he 's not known to say things just to make people feel better -- was that he felt deep down that i should have my own show . and i agreed . ` snl ' was a dream come true for me . it was a fantastic year . i do n't have any regrets . '' tomas berdych advanced to the semi-finals of the monte carlo masters for the third time on friday after opponent milos raonic retired with a foot injury . raonic called a trainer after dropping serve for the second time to trail 5-2 in the first . following a short discussion with the doctor , who had a close look at his strapped right foot , the big-serving canadian went to see berdych on the other side of the court to inform him of his decision to give up . tomas berdych advanced to the semi-finals of the monte carlo masters following milos raonic 's injury . raonic had to retire from his quarter-final showdown with berdych due to a troublesome foot injury . a series of earthquakes that rattled a small texan community have been linked to nearby oil and gas operations . in 84 days from november 2013 to january 2014 , the area around azle , texas , shook with 27 magnitude two or greater earthquakes . berdych , who has yet to lose a set this week , will face either grigor dimitrov or gael monfils in the semi-finals of the clay-court masters tournament . watkins told ew she thinks the new hires will be `` exquisite '' on the show and said she would take michaels ' advice to pursue her own show . meanwhile , `` snl '' veteran darrell hammond is still negotiating for a return to the show , variety reports . `` saturday night live '' kicks off its 35th season on september 26 . eight-time champion rafael nadal will play david ferrer , and top-ranked novak djokovic will face marin cilic . now scientists believe these earthquakes were the result of high-pressure injection of drilling wastewater into the ground . a series of earthquakes that rattled a small texan community have been linked to nearby oil and gas operations . in this image red squares are injector locations ; pink arrows , approximate location of two large brine production wells that are located both near the faults and near reported earthquakes swarms . the oil and gas industry uses injection wells to get rid of wastewater , which can have chemicals , heavy metals , salt and radioactive material . the scientists determined this based on where and when the earthquakes happened ; computer models that track pressure changes ; and company data from nearby wells . matthew hornbach , a southern methodist university geophysicist , said the timing and location of the quakes correlates better to the drilling and injection than any other possible reason . ` there appears to be little doubt about the conclusion that the earthquakes were in fact induced , ' usgs seismologist susan hough , who was n't part of the study team , said in an email . ` there 's almost an abundance of smoking guns in this case . ' this adds to other studies that linked injecting wastewater from energy wells to a tremendous jump in earthquakes in oklahoma and southern kansas . the map shows inferred faults -lrb- dashed -rrb- at the top of the blenburger formation , injection wells -lrb- red squares -rrb- , two production wells -lrb- api 36734045 and 36734139 -rrb- with significant brine production near the faults -lrb- pink arrows -rrb- and earthquake epicentres -lrb- coloured circles -rrb- recorded by the temporary seismic network -lrb- triangles -rrb- . in these areas , there have been more than 950 magnitude 2 or higher quakes so far this year , according to the usgs . earlier today , the oklahoma geological society said it is ` very likely ' that most of the earthquakes that have shaken the state in recent years have been triggered by the subsurface injection of wastewater from oil and natural gas drilling operations . the society released a statement following an investigation into dozens of earthquakes recorded in central and north-central oklahoma . the fluid pressure in the pores and fractures of the rocks is called the ` pore pressure . ' the pore pressure acts against the weight of the rock and the forces holding the rock together . if the pore pressures are low - especially compared to the forces holding the rock together - then only the imbalance of natural in situ earth stresses will cause an occasional earthquake . if , however , pore pressures increase , then it would take less of an imbalance of in situ stresses to cause an earthquake . this type of failure is called shear failure . injecting fluids into the subsurface is one way of increasing the pore pressure and causing faults and fractures to ` fail ' more easily . earthquakes can be caused by injecting fluid into the subsurface or by extracting fluids at a rate that causes subsidence and slippage along planes of weakness in the earth . source : us department of energy . unlike other research that linked quakes to the injection of wastewater , the smu study also sees a secondary link in another part of the drilling process . massive amounts of brine taken out of the ground with the gas , said study co-author william ellsworth of the usgs . removing the saltwater changes the underground pressure . but the deep injection of the wastes still is the principle culprit , ellsworth said . azle sits atop the large underground barrett shale natural gas formation . the findings come amid heightened debate over oil and gas regulations , including efforts in some communities to ban drilling . earthquakes can be caused by injecting fluid into the subsurface or by extracting fluids at a rate that causes subsidence and slippage along planes of weakness in the earth . this infograpic shows the natural and man-made stress changes that may trigger earthquakes in azle . in texas , lawmakers are considering bills that would limit cities ' abilities to do so . ` cities across the state should be very , very worried , ' sharon wilson , an organiser based in dallas for the environmental group earthworks , said in a statement . berdych shakes hands with raonic following the canadian 's decision to retire from the encounter . ` it is only texas state regulators and lawmakers who are living in denial . ' the texas railroad commission , the state 's oil and gas regulator , hired its first seismologist last year to investigate potential links between quakes and fracking after azle residents asked the agency to halt oil and gas activities . the seismologist has not offered any conclusions . remi oldham , an smu geophysics graduate student , runs a cable to connect the seismometer to communications interface equipment housed in the orange metal box in willow park , texas . the interface equipment allows the transmission of the data collected by the seismometer back to smu . azle is a city located in tarrant county in texas . it sits atop the large barrett shale natural gas formation .
azle has recently been shaken by 27 quakes with magnitude two or greater . scientists say this is the result of injecting wastewater into the ground . this increases pore pressure in the rock causing faults to ` fail ' more easily .
called a trainer after dropping serve for the second time to trail 5-2 in the first . following a short discussion with the doctor , who had a close look at his strapped right foot , the big-serving canadian went to see berdych on the other side of the court to inform him of his decision to give up . tomas berdych advanced to the semi-finals of the monte carlo masters following milos raonic 's injury . raonic had to retire from his quarter-final showdown with berdych due to a troublesome foot injury . a series of earthquakes that rattled a small texan community have been linked to nearby oil and gas operations . in 84 days from november 2013 to january 2014 , the area around azle , texas , shook with 27 magnitude two or greater earthquakes . berdych , who has yet to lose a set this week , will face either grigor dimitrov or gael monfils in the semi-finals of the clay-court masters tournament . watkins told ew she thinks the new hires will be `` exquisite '' on the show and said she would take michaels ' advice to pursue her own show . meanwhile , `` snl '' veteran darrell hammond is still negotiating for a return to the show , variety reports . `` saturday night live '' kicks off its 35th season on september 26 . eight-time champion rafael nadal will play david ferrer , and top-ranked novak djokovic will face marin cilic . now scientists believe these earthquakes were the result of high-pressure injection of drilling wastewater into the ground . a series of earthquakes that rattled a small texan community have been linked to nearby oil and gas operations . in this image red squares are injector locations ; pink arrows , approximate location of two large brine production wells that are located both near the faults and near reported earthquakes swarms . the oil and gas industry uses injection wells to get rid of wastewater , which can have chemicals , heavy metals , salt and radioactive material . the scientists determined this based on where and when the earthquakes happened ; computer models that track pressure changes ; and company data from nearby wells . matthew hornbach , a southern methodist university geophysicist , said the timing and location of the quakes correlates better to the drilling and injection than any other possible reason . ` there appears to be little doubt about the conclusion that the earthquakes were in fact induced , ' usgs seismologist susan hough , who was n't part of the study team , said in an email . ` there 's almost an abundance of smoking guns in this case . ' this adds to other studies that linked injecting wastewater from energy wells to a tremendous jump in earthquakes in oklahoma and southern kansas . the map shows inferred faults -lrb- dashed -rrb- at the top of the blenburger formation , injection wells -lrb- red squares -rrb- , two production wells -lrb- api 36734045 the subsurface or by extracting fluids at a rate that causes subsidence and slippage along planes of weakness in the earth . source : us department of energy . unlike other research that linked quakes to the injection of wastewater , the smu study also sees a secondary link in another part of the drilling process . massive amounts of brine taken out of the ground with the gas , said study co-author william ellsworth of the usgs . removing the saltwater changes the underground pressure . but the deep injection of the wastes still is the principle culprit , ellsworth said . azle sits atop the large underground barrett shale natural gas formation . the findings come amid heightened debate over oil and gas regulations , including efforts in some communities to ban drilling . earthquakes can be caused by injecting fluid into the subsurface or by extracting fluids at a rate that causes subsidence and slippage along planes of weakness in the earth . this infograpic shows the natural and man-made stress changes that may trigger earthquakes in azle . in texas , lawmakers are considering bills that would limit cities ' abilities to do so . ` cities across the state should be very , very worried , ' sharon wilson , an organiser based in dallas for the environmental group earthworks , said in a statement . berdych shakes hands with raonic following the canadian 's decision to retire from the encounter . ` it is only texas state regulators and lawmakers who are living in denial . ' the texas railroad commission , the state 's oil and gas regulator , hired its first seismologist last year to investigate potential links between quakes and fracking after azle residents asked the agency to halt oil and gas activities . the seismologist has not offered any conclusions . remi oldham , an smu geophysics graduate student , runs a cable to connect the seismometer to communications interface equipment housed in the orange metal box in willow park , texas . the interface equipment allows the transmission of the data collected by the seismometer back to smu . azle is a city located in tarrant county in texas . it sits atop the large barrett shale natural gas formation .
, texas , shook with 27 magnitude two or greater earthquakes . berdych , who has yet to lose a set this week , will face either grigor dimitrov or gael monfils in the semi-finals of the clay-court masters tournament . watkins told ew she thinks the new hires will be `` exquisite '' on the show and said she would take michaels ' advice to pursue her own show . meanwhile , `` snl '' veteran darrell hammond is still negotiating for a return to the show , variety reports . `` saturday night live '' kicks off its 35th season on september 26 . eight-time champion rafael nadal will play david ferrer , and top-ranked novak djokovic will face marin cilic . now scientists believe these earthquakes were the result of high-pressure injection of drilling wastewater into the ground . a series of earthquakes that rattled a small texan community have been linked to nearby oil and gas operations . in this image red squares are injector locations ; pink arrows , approximate location of two large brine production wells that are located both near the faults and near reported earthquakes swarms . the oil and gas industry uses injection wells to get rid of wastewater , which can have chemicals , heavy metals , salt and radioactive material . the scientists determined this based on where and when the earthquakes happened ; computer models that track pressure changes ; and company data from nearby wells . matthew hornbach , a southern methodist university geophysicist , said the timing and location of the quakes correlates better to the drilling and injection than any other possible reason . ` there appears to be little doubt about the conclusion that the earthquakes were in fact induced , ' usgs seismologist susan hough , who was n't part of the study team , said in an email . ` there 's almost an abundance of smoking guns in this case . ' this adds to other studies that linked injecting wastewater from energy wells to a tremendous jump in earthquakes in oklahoma and southern kansas . the map shows inferred faults -lrb- dashed -rrb- at the top of the blenburger formation , injection wells -lrb- red squares -rrb- , two production wells -lrb- api 36734045 and 36734139 -rrb- with significant brine production near the faults -lrb- pink arrows -rrb- and earthquake epicentres -lrb- coloured circles -rrb- recorded by the temporary seismic network -lrb- triangles -rrb- . in these areas , there have been more than 950 magnitude 2 or higher quakes so far this year , according to the usgs . earlier today , the oklahoma geological society said it is ` very likely ' that most of the earthquakes that have shaken the state in recent years have been triggered by the subsurface injection of wastewater from oil and natural gas drilling operations . the society released a statement following an investigation into dozens of earthquakes recorded in central and north-central oklahoma . the fluid pressure in the pores and fractures of the rocks is called the ` pore pressure . ' the pore pressure acts against the weight of the rock and the forces holding the rock together . if the pore pressures are low - especially compared to the forces holding the rock together - then only the imbalance of natural in situ earth stresses will cause an occasional earthquake . if , however , pore pressures increase , then it would take less of an imbalance of in situ stresses to cause an earthquake . this type of failure is called shear failure . injecting fluids into the subsurface is one way of increasing the pore pressure and causing faults and fractures to ` fail ' more easily . earthquakes can be caused by injecting fluid into the subsurface or by extracting fluids at a rate that causes subsidence and slippage along planes of weakness in the earth . source : us department of energy . unlike other research that linked quakes to the injection of wastewater , the smu study also sees a secondary link in another part of the drilling process . massive amounts of brine taken out of the ground with the gas , said study co-author william ellsworth of the usgs . removing the saltwater changes the underground pressure . but the deep injection of the wastes still is the principle culprit , ellsworth said . azle sits atop the large underground barrett shale natural gas formation . the findings come amid heightened debate over oil and gas regulations , including efforts in some communities to ban drilling . earthquakes can be caused by injecting fluid into the subsurface or by extracting fluids at a rate that causes subsidence and slippage along planes of weakness in the earth . this infograpic shows the natural and man-made stress changes that may trigger earthquakes in azle . in texas , lawmakers are considering bills that would limit cities ' abilities to do so . ` cities across the state should be very , very worried , ' sharon wilson , an organiser based in dallas for the environmental group earthworks , said in a statement . berdych shakes hands with raonic following the canadian 's decision to retire from the encounter . ` it is only texas state regulators and lawmakers who are living in denial . ' the texas railroad commission , the state 's oil and gas regulator , hired its first seismologist last year to investigate potential links between quakes and fracking after azle residents asked the agency to halt oil and gas activities . the seismologist has not offered any conclusions . remi oldham , an smu geophysics graduate student , runs a cable to connect the seismometer to communications interface equipment housed in the orange metal box in willow park , texas . the interface equipment allows the transmission of the data collected by the seismometer back to smu . azle is a city located in tarrant county in texas . it sits atop the large barrett shale natural gas formation .
-lrb- cnn -- the ever-changing cast `` saturday live '' is getting two new faces, but losing a couple current members. michaela watkins was known her impressions barbara walters `` today '' show cohost hoda kotb. michaela watkins and casey wilson have dropped, while jenny slate nasim pedrad joining entertainment weekly reports watkins -- who joined `` snl '' mid last known her hilarious impersonations barbara walters kathie lee gifford 's suffering `` today '' show co-host hoda kotb -- shocked the firing. in an interview ew, she recalled getting the news lorne michaels the creator and `` saturday live '' `` i do n't think anyone knows what lorne, watkins told the magazine. `` the only explanation i got -- and 's known say things just -- felt deep i should my own show. and i agreed. ` snl ' was a dream me. it a fantastic year. i do n't any regrets. '' tomas berdych advanced the monte carlo masters for on friday after opponent milos raonic retired with. raonic called a trainer after dropping serve for to trail 5. following a short discussion the doctor, who a close look his strapped right foot the big-serving canadian went see berdych on the court inform give. tomas berdych advanced semi the monte carlo masters following milos raonic 's injury. raonic had to retire his quarter-final showdown berdych due a troublesome foot injury. a series earthquakes rattled a small texan community have. in 84 days from november 2013, the area azle, texas shook 27 magnitude two or greater. berdych, who yet lose a set this week will face either grigor dimitrov gael monfils semi the clay-court masters tournament. watkins told ew she thinks the new hires `` exquisite '' on said take michaels ' advice to pursue her own show. meanwhile, `` snl '' veteran darrell hammond is still negotiating for the show, variety reports. `` saturday night live '' kicks its 35th season september. eight-time champion rafael nadal will play david ferrer, and top-ranked novak djokovic marin cilic now scientists believe these earthquakes drilling. a series earthquakes rattled a small texan community have. in this image red squares injector locations ; pink arrows, approximate location two large brine production wells that both the faults near reported earthquakes swarms. the oil and gas industry uses injection wells get rid wastewater, which have chemicals, heavy metals salt radioactive material the scientists determined this based where and the earthquakes happened ; computer that track pressure ; company nearby wells. matthew hornbach, a southern methodist university geophysicist said the timing the quakes correlates better to the drilling and injection than. ` there appears little doubt the earthquakes in induced, ' usgs seismologist susan hough, who n't part ` there almost an abundance smoking guns. ' this adds other studies linked injecting wastewater energy wells a tremendous jump earthquakes oklahoma southern kansas. the map shows inferred faults -lrb- dashed -rrb- at the blenburger formation, injection wells -lrb- red squares, two production wells 36734045 and 36734139 with significant brine production near pink arrows earthquake epicentres coloured recorded the temporary seismic network triangles. in these areas, there have more than 950 magnitude 2 or higher quakes so the usgs. earlier today, the oklahoma geological society said ` very ' most shaken triggered oil. the society released following dozens earthquakes recorded central and north-central oklahoma. the fluid pressure the pores fractures the rocks called the ` pore pressure. ' the pore pressure acts against the weight the forces holding. if the pore pressures - especially compared the forces holding the rock only the imbalance natural in situ earth stresses an occasional earthquake. if, however pore pressures increase, then it take less of an imbalance in situ stresses an earthquake. this type failure called shear failure. injecting fluids is increasing causing faults ` fail ' more. earthquakes can injecting fluid extracting fluids at subsidence along planes weakness. source us department energy. unlike other research that linked quakes the injection wastewater, the smu study also sees a secondary link in another part. massive amounts brine taken with the gas, said study co-author william ellsworth the usgs. removing the saltwater changes the underground pressure. but the deep injection the wastes still is the principle culprit, ellsworth. azle sits atop the large underground barrett shale natural gas formation. the findings come amid heightened debate oil and gas regulations, including efforts in some communities. earthquakes can injecting fluid extracting fluids at subsidence along planes weakness. this infograpic shows the natural and man-made stress changes may trigger earthquakes azle. in texas, lawmakers bills limit cities ' abilities do so. ` cities across should very, worried, ' sharon wilson an organiser based dallas for the environmental group earthworks. berdych shakes raonic following the canadian 's decision retire the encounter. ` it only texas state regulators lawmakers living denial. ' the texas railroad commission, the state 's oil and gas regulator hired its first seismologist last potential links quakes fracking after azle residents asked halt. the seismologist has not offered. remi oldham, an smu geophysics graduate student, runs a cable to connect the seismometer communications interface equipment housed the orange metal box willow park, texas the interface equipment allows the transmission the data collected the seismometer back smu. azle is a city located tarrant county texas. it sits atop the large barrett shale natural gas formation.
called a trainer after dropping serve for the second time to trail 5-2 in the first . following a short discussion with the doctor , who had a close look at his strapped right foot , the big-serving canadian went to see berdych on the other side of the court to inform him of his decision to give up . tomas berdych advanced to the semi-finals of the monte carlo masters following milos raonic 's injury . raonic had to retire from his quarter-final showdown with berdych due to a troublesome foot injury . a series of earthquakes that rattled a small texan community have been linked to nearby oil and gas operations . in 84 days from november 2013 to january 2014 , the area around azle , texas , shook with 27 magnitude two or greater earthquakes . berdych , who has yet to lose a set this week , will face either grigor dimitrov or gael monfils in the semi-finals of the clay-court masters tournament . watkins told ew she thinks the new hires will be `` exquisite '' on the show and said she would take michaels ' advice to pursue her own show . meanwhile , `` snl '' veteran darrell hammond is still negotiating for a return to the show , variety reports . `` saturday night live '' kicks off its 35th season on september 26 . eight-time champion rafael nadal will play david ferrer , and top-ranked novak djokovic will face marin cilic . now scientists believe these earthquakes were the result of high-pressure injection of drilling wastewater into the ground . a series of earthquakes that rattled a small texan community have been linked to nearby oil and gas operations . in this image red squares are injector locations ; pink arrows , approximate location of two large brine production wells that are located both near the faults and near reported earthquakes swarms . the oil and gas industry uses injection wells to get rid of wastewater , which can have chemicals , heavy metals , salt and radioactive material . the scientists determined this based on where and when the earthquakes happened ; computer models that track pressure changes ; and company data from nearby wells . matthew hornbach , a southern methodist university geophysicist , said the timing and location of the quakes correlates better to the drilling and injection than any other possible reason . ` there appears to be little doubt about the conclusion that the earthquakes were in fact induced , ' usgs seismologist susan hough , who was n't part of the study team , said in an email . ` there 's almost an abundance of smoking guns in this case . ' this adds to other studies that linked injecting wastewater from energy wells to a tremendous jump in earthquakes in oklahoma and southern kansas . the map shows inferred faults -lrb- dashed -rrb- at the top of the blenburger formation , injection wells -lrb- red squares -rrb- , two production wells -lrb- api 36734045 who are living in denial . ' the texas railroad commission , the state 's oil and gas regulator , hired its first seismologist last year to investigate potential links between quakes and fracking after azle residents asked the agency to halt oil and gas activities . the seismologist has not offered any conclusions . remi oldham , an smu geophysics graduate student , runs a cable to connect the seismometer to communications interface equipment housed in the orange metal box in willow park , texas . the interface equipment allows the transmission of the data collected by the seismometer back to smu . azle is a city located in tarrant county in texas . it sits atop the large barrett shale natural gas formation .
 The text discusses the connection between earthquakes and oil and gas operations. A series of earthquakes in Texas has been linked to nearby oil and gas operations, with scientists believing that high-pressure injection of wastewater into the ground may be causing the quakes. The article mentions a specific case where a Canadian tennis player, Tomas Berdych, had to retire from a match due to an injury caused by a quake during a tournament. It also references a study that found a correlation between earthquakes and oil and gas operations in Oklahoma. The text goes on to explain how the injection of wastewater can cause earthquakes, citing computer models and data from nearby wells. Additionally, it touches on the topic of fracking and its potential impact on the environment.