The protests against fossil fuel extraction in the art world have highlighted the ongoing dangers posed by orphaned oil and gas wells impacting heritage sites and communities.
With millions of orphaned wells across the US, most installed before the '60s, the risks of pollution and cultural heritage loss remain significant and urgent.
The Environmental Protection Agency estimates about 3.4 million orphaned wells exist in the US, but between 300,000 and 800,000 wells may remain unrecorded.
Orphaned wells threaten not just the environment, but particularly endanger Native American communities, highlighting the urgent need for monitoring and remediation.
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