How America’s “Most Powerful Lobby” Is Stifling Efforts to Reform #Oil Well Cleanup in State After State
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In #NewMexico, oil companies agreed to work with regulators to find a solution to the state’s more than 70,000 unplugged wells. After months of negotiations, the industry turned against the bill it helped shape.
#News #Petroleum #Southwest #Pollution #Environment #Safety #PublicHealth
https://www.propublica.org/article/oil-industry-lobbying-unplugged-wells
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