There are thousands of dirty old drill sites in Colorado. The state gave oil firms a $1bn pass
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/jun/02/oil-well-sites-cleanup-colorado-chevron-oxy-civitasOpen linkView original on feddit.ukhttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/jun/02/oil-well-sites-cleanup-colorado-chevron-oxy-civitasOpen linkView original on feddit.uk
I mean, if not for that, the oil companies would probably just sell the defunct site to a shell corporation, followed by the shell corporation getting dissolved.