Pennsylvania just lost a key tool to address its abandoned oil well problem

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By Naveena SadasivamJul 25, 2022, 10:45 am247 pts
An estimated 200,000 abandoned oil and gas wells pockmark Pennsylvania’s Appalachian plateaus and lush forests. These wells, which once produced oil and gas but have since been abandoned by their operators, spew methane, a potent greenhouse gas, and threaten the environment and public health when they leak…

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