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Abandoned gas and oil wells becoming an environmental threat in the U.S.

More than 1 million abandoned wells are scattered across the U.S., left behind when oil and gas companies cease operations. The wells are insidiously becoming an environmental threat as they leak methane, a major contributor to climate change. Jeff Berardelli has more.
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