A Weak Spot in Carbon Sequestration: Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells

Image caption: A cemetery of old oil and gas pumpjacks in Louisiana. Image credit: Faina Gurevich / iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus. Article by Nicholas Kusnetz. Undark – March 26, 2024. Article was originally published by Inside Climate News. 

After more than a century of pulling carbon from underground, a rush is underway to pump it back down. Companies have applied for scores of permits across the country to inject carbon dioxide deep into the earth. Several projects have already been approved. With industry planning to inject […]

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