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Plugging Away at the Millions of Derelict Oil and Gas Wells in the US

The Well Done Foundation is remediating abandoned and orphaned fossil fuel wells that pollute water, soils and the atmosphere. But plugging a borehole can be even harder than drilling it.

Story and photos by J. Matt

A crew works to plug an orphaned well in the Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge of Oklahoma.

Trump Says America’s Oil Industry Is Cleaner Than Other Countries’. New Data Shows Massive Emissions From Texas Wells

By Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News, and Mark Olalde, ProPublica

Texas Legislature Increases Well Plugging Budget as Backlog Grows

By Martha Pskowski

Living Near Active Oil and Gas Wells May Have Increased Risk of Dying from COVID-19

By Liza Gross

Companies Are Poised to Inject Millions of Tons of Carbon Underground. Will It Stay Put?

By Nicholas Kusnetz

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