Texas has thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells. Who is responsible for cleaning them up?
08-05-2025 18:00 via feeds.texastribune.org

Texas has thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells. Who is responsible for cleaning them up?

Across Texas, abandoned wells are erupting with chemical-infused liquid and some have created massive lakes of contaminated water. Regulators say they need more money to address the problem.
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