We talk a lot about carbon dioxide when we talk about climate change. But, in reality, methane is a much more active contributor to global warming.
by leaking toxic chemicals to the air, contaminating groundwater and emitting methane, the powerful greenhouse gas. And the states, federal agencies and Native American tribes responsible for their plugging and remediation often don’t have the funding needed to safely and effectively clean them up.”the EPA saysEDF estimates that 9 million people live within a mile of an orphan well. They are in every U.S.
reports, however, that of the 9 million Americans who live within that mile of an orphan well, 4.3 million of them are people of color, and 550,000 are children younger than 5 “who are especially vulnerable to health problems tied to air pollution.” This, despite the fact that White people composed more than 70 percent of the U.S. populationPeople of color, as usual, are bearing the brunt of human-caused environmental problems.
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