The Well Done Foundation is remediating abandoned and orphaned fossil fuel wells that pollute water, soils and the atmosphere. But plugging a borehole can be even harder than drilling it.
OKMULGEE, Okla.—There are a few truisms in the oil and gas industry: It is crowded with prodigious egos, there is always a boom around the corner and some industry operators aren’t above walking away from their mess at played-out well sites.
Plugging Away at the Millions of Derelict Oil and Gas Wells in the US
Experts at a U.N. institute see opportunities for ecological improvement in the peace talks between Kurdish fighters and Turkey.
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War Harms the Environment. Can a Peace Treaty Repair the Damage?
Blamed in part on climate change, the threat of water ponding in your yard or your basement is growing, a Sun-Times/WBEZ investigation has found, putting health, homes at risk.
In a little-noticed memo early last year, Illinois scientists made a dire prediction.
Climate Change
California’s Battery Array Is as Powerful as 12 Nuclear Power Plants. Here’s What’s on the Horizon.
An expert in the state’s energy grid explains how the state is faring amid federal cuts.
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California’s Battery Array Is as Powerful as 12 Nuclear Power Plants. Here’s What’s on the Horizon.
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