Texas oil regulator under scrutiny as zombie wells gush back to life


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On a sprawling ranch in Pecos County in late July, oil well control specialist Hawk Dunlap used a backhoe to uncover an abandoned or so-called zombie well that had sprung back to life despite being plugged just over a year earlier, hissing gas and bubblin

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Reporting by Valerie Volcovici; Additional reporting by Adrees Latif and Evan Garcia; Editing by Richard Valdmanis and Marguerita Choy

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Valerie Volcovici covers U.S. climate and energy policy from Washington, DC. She is focused on climate and environmental regulations at federal agencies and in Congress and how the energy transition is transforming the United States. Other areas of coverage include her award-winning reporting on plastic pollution and the ins and outs of global climate diplomacy and United Nations climate negotiations.

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