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Low-Producing Oil Wells in Texas Cause Headaches for Landowners

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Jackie Chesnutt, who lives outside San Angelo, is tired of pollution from wells she says should have been plugged years ago. Experts say Texas rules allow companies to defer plugging wells for far too long.Story by Martha Pskowski, photos by Paul RatjeReporting for this story was supported by a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism.

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