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Oil well operators are required by law to plug wells once they’re finished using them, in order to prevent leaks. But yet, ...

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As firefighters continue to battle more than two dozen active wildfires in California, new research has found that millions of people are living close to oil and gas wells that are in the potential ...

OCHELATA, Okla. — According to recent figures, Oklahoma has more than 20,000 abandoned oil wells, with many of those leaking harmful pollutants. Ann Packard said her family has owned the land she ...