‘Orphan well’ mishap stirs suspicion and frustration in tiny Pennsylvania town
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, NBC News digital (2023)
Abandoned oil and gas wells can cause toxins and dangerous greenhouse gasses to leak into water supplies and, in some extreme cases, cause explosions. They are often left unplugged by companies that are long out of business. Nearly five million people live within a half mile of an abandoned well.
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