A Legal Fight Over Legacy Oil Industry Pollution Heats Up in West Texas

InsideClimate News
By By Martha PskowskiAug 6, 2024, 5:00 am285 pts
A “first of its kind” lawsuit contends that oil companies including Chevron failed to properly plug and decommission wells on private property, challenging common assumptions about plugged wells. By Martha Pskowski Reporting contributed by Mitch Borden, Marfa Public Radio

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