
When old oil wells become 'orphans,' that's a problem
Lähteestä Consider This from NPR
Julkaistu 11.7.2025

Lähteestä Consider This from NPR
Julkaistu 11.7.2025
All across the U.S., there are aging oil and natural gas wells no longer in use.A lot of them don't have anyone on the hook to seal them up. Some estimate over a million such "orphan wells" still exist.Because they haven't been plugged, they're still leaking greenhouse gases and other chemicals…