Abandoned Oil Wells Leak Untold Methane From Gulf Floor

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By Climate NexusDec 11, 2020, 11:08 am221 pts
More than 30,000 abandoned oil and gas wells litter the floor of the Gulf of Mexico in federal waters, the vast majority of those permanently — with many likely leaking methane and other pollutants in perpetuity, the Environmental Health Network reports. The 28,232 permanently abandoned or decommissioned…

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