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America is finally cleaning up its abandoned, leaking oil wells / V000_324A8RQ
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In southern California, where pumpjacks loom not far from homes, lax regulations and the petroleum industry’s boom and busts cycles have left the United States pockmarked with oil wells that are unsealed and haven't produced in decades. In a first, Joe Biden’s administration is making a concerted effort to plug these wells, through a $4.7 billion fund that’s part of an expansive infrastructure overhaul, in an effort to lessen the negative health and environmental impact of the disused wells. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES