States want to clean up leaky oil wells. Well-intentioned laws are getting in the way.

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By Naveena SadasivamAug 9, 2024, 4:15 am289 pts
An estimated 880,000 abandoned oil and gas wells dot the United States. These orphaned wells, some of which were deserted as long as a century ago, can leak toxic oil and gas into the groundwater and air. They also emit methane, the planet-warming primary component of natural gas. In 2021, Congress appropriated…

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