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Somewhat relevant: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2020-03-05/deserted-oil-wells-los-angeles-toxic-fumes-cleanup-costs https://www.latimes.com/enviro
by moistly 4y ago
Somewhat relevant:
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2020-03-05/deserted-oil-wells-los-angeles-toxic-fumes-cleanup-costs https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2020-03-05/deserte...
> Deserted oil wells haunt Los Angeles with toxic fumes and enormous cleanup costs
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/09/oil-wells-in-la-nearby-residents-grapple-with-health-problems.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/09/oil-wells-in-la-nearby-resid...
> More than 2 million California residents live within 2,500 feet of an operational oil and gas well.
I wonder what the “weird cancers” rate is like in LA. I grew up in a pulp mill town… renown for having too many kids getting cancer. I imagine LA must be similarly affected.
- Tabular-Iceberg 4y agoI was going to ask how they dealt with the hydrogen sulfide. That's the weird part of having an oil well in a residential area, not what the building looks like. I guess the answer is "they don't".