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TIL there is an estimated 300k-800k abandoned, uncapped oil and gas wells in the USA leaking methane and toxic chemicals. Many children live near them. 

Capping each can cost up to $1m. Full cost ≈ hundreds of billions.

TIL there is an estimated 300k-800k abandoned, uncapped oil and gas wells in the USA leaking methane and toxic chemicals. Many children live near them. 

Capping each can cost up to $1m. Full cost ≈ hundreds of billions. 

https://youtu.be/5PkcazdPQvU

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Had no idea.  Seems like requiring folks to cap them when they are at end of life, similar to how environmental regulations require plans for landfill management and "covering" once full, might be a sensible way to solve this for net new wells going forward?

Still leaves the existing problem unsolved though.