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Will Taxpayers Foot the Oil Industry’s Cleanup Bill?

Unplugged oil and gas wells accelerate climate change, threaten public health and risk hitting taxpayers’ wallets. Money set aside to fix the problem covers less than 2% of the impending cost.

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California Bill Requiring Companies to Pay for Oil and Gas Well Cleanup in Limbo

The bill follows ProPublica’s reporting on the multibillion-dollar cost to clean up California’s oil and gas industry.