Oil Companies Contaminated a Family Farm. The Courts and Regulators Let the Drillers Walk Away. (www.propublica.org)

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The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells. In Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state.

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[-] Wolfman86@hexbear.net 5 points 3 weeks ago

Of course they did. Money talks.

[-] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago

They have ensured there will be money to plug and cleanup...but they won't pay it because who's gonna make em?

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