US' Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells Pose Health Risks To Residents | CNA Correspondent | Full Episode

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Published 2024-06-27

Once prosperous oil towns - now in decline and decay. In the US state of New Mexico, abandoned wells present a health and safety risk to residents. While California wants to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels in an effort to conserve the environment - but what will become of communities where oil has been a way of life? Elsewhere, a town in Venezuela grapples with poverty after its oil boom goes bust. CNA Correspondent looks at the far-reaching consequences of dead, dying and deadly oil towns.

00:00 Introduction
00:46 Danger of abandoned fossil fuel wells
06:26 How many orphaned wells are in the US?
08:15 California's evolving stance on fossil fuels
10:05 Oil-dependent towns in turmoil
15:34 Fossil fuel industry in Venezuela
17:15 Impact of decline on former oil workers
19:43 Declining quality of life in Maracaibo

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All Comments (4)

@steven4315 11 days ago

Oil companies are really good at privatizing profits and socializing cost.
@chillfluencer 10 days ago

US government: "And?"
@Lietuva47 yesterday

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