Weeks After Texas Oil Well Explosion, Families Still Can't Go Home

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By Lisa SongJun 9, 2015, 7:00 am40 pts
Three weeks after well explosion, families are still waiting and worrying as Canadian oil company Encana decontaminates their homes in Karnes County. By Lisa Song Several families remain displaced three weeks after an oil well exploded in Karnes County, Texas, and the true extent of the contamination is…

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