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The rise of leaky wells and taxpayer liabilities
![Fracking rig operates next to a walking and bike way for residents of Signal Hill drilling into the Los Angeles Oil Field. Photo by Sarah Craig.](https://theclimatecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Fracking-rig-operates-next-to-a-walking-and-bike-way-for-residents-of-Signal-Hill-drilling-into-the-Los-Angeles-Oil-Field.-Photo-by-Sarah-Craig.-605x430.jpg)
A rapidly growing movement is underway in California to call out Governor Gavin Newsom for ramping up approval of fracking and drilling permits. This comes at a time when the effects of fossil fuel pollution on public health is of grave concern and many oil and gas companies may abandon leaky wells because of bankruptcy with falling demand for their products.