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Jackie Chesnutt, who lives outside San Angelo, is tired of pollution from wells she says should have been plugged years ago. Experts say Texas rules allow companies to defer plugging wells for far too long.

Reporting for this story was supported by a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism.

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Go behind the scenes with senior editor Corey Mitchell, reporter Phil McKenna, and data journalist Peter Aldhous as they discuss a new Senate probe over lucrative and questionable tax credits to the country’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas.

Liquefied natural gas vessels are fueled by their cargo—they’re built specifically to make use of the gas boiling off from their tanks.

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Colorado Warns of Severe Fire Risk in Southwestern States. It May be Difficult to Share Resources.

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Colorado is “light years” ahead in fire preparedness than it was a decade ago, said Gov. Jared Polis, but it has also faced its largest and most destructive wildfires in that time.

BROOMFIELD, Colo.—Colorado’s top wildfire officials said they expect a significantly increased risk of wildfire this summer—and while they’ll partner with neighboring states as much as they can, resources for fighting the blazes will be tested.

Colorado Warns of Severe Fire Risk in Southwestern States. It May be Difficult to Share Resources.

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A New Enbridge Pipeline Spurs Opposition in Central North Carolina

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The 28-mile conduit is part of a huge natural gas infrastructure buildout in the state that Duke Energy says is necessary to keep up with demand, especially from a coming wave of data centers.

SILER CITY, N.C.—John Alderman opened the letter, sent by certified mail from an attorney in New Orleans.

A New Enbridge Pipeline Spurs Opposition in Central North Carolina

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