Across Texas, abandoned wells are erupting with chemical-infused liquid and some have created massive lakes of contaminated ...

More than 150,000 oil and gas wells sit idle and unplugged across Texas. These wells often outlast their cash-strapped owners, who leave them behind after they die, go bankrupt or dissolve their ...

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