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Flipboard Science Desk (sciencedesk@flipboard.social)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Mar-2024 23:12:04 JST Flipboard Science Desk

Failed oil well plugs are silent polluters that no one watches.
Bloomberg Law reports: "Abandoned oil and gas wells often pollute groundwater and leak methane into the atmosphere, helping to drive climate change. [The U.S.] Congress approved $4.7 billion in the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law to plug them, but there are no state or federal requirements to revisit those plugs and ensure the wells aren’t leaking."
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1. Failed Oil Well Plugs Are Silent Polluters That No One Watches
  
  Hundreds of thousands of abandoned wells are scattered throughout America’s oil and gas country. The 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law set aside $4.7 billion to plug them, but there are no requirements to monitor them to ensure they aren’t leaking oil, methane or other pollutants. Some scientists and analysts say that needs to change.

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