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Special Report: Millions of abandoned oil wells are leaking methane, a climate menace

In May 2012, Hanson and Michael Rowe noticed an overpowering smell, like rotten eggs, seeping from an abandoned gas well on their land in Kentucky. The fumes made the retired couple feel nauseous, dizzy, and short of breath. [Source]

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Origin: reuters.com

Category: environmentNews

Topics: abandoned, breath, short, dizzy, nauseous, couple, retired, fumes, Kentucky, seeping, rotten, smell, overpowering, noticed, Michael, Hanson, menace, climate, methane, leaking, wells, Millions, Report, Special

Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/4Tr6JgEwgQM/special-report-millions-of-abandoned-oil-wells-are-leaking-methane-a-climate-menace-idUSKBN23N1NL

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