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Understanding Orphan Wells and Their Threat to Water Sources

Image Credit: J.J. Gouin/Shutterstock.com Orphan wells pose significant environmental and health risks, as they can contaminate water sources with toxic…

1 year ago

State halts work on Great Lakes pipeline tunnel

Photo: Enbridge Line 5 is an oil and natural gas pipeline that crosses under the St. Clair River from Michigan…

6 years ago

New Mexico weighs options for reusing oil and gas wastewater

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — With drought a constant consideration for New Mexico, state and federal officials are warning that decisions…

6 years ago

14-year oil spill in Gulf of Mexico verges on becoming one of the worst in US history

Photo: An aerial image of an oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico, taken on April 28, 2018. (Oscar Garcia-Pineda)…

6 years ago

The cataclysmic cost of Trump’s ‘war on oceans’

Photo illustration by Lesley Becker/Globe Staff/Adobe Stock This summer, 60 million Americans will head to the seaside to enjoy majestic…

6 years ago