Oil well near a public park (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Oil well near a public park

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An oil well located next to a city park in Signal Hill, California. A new study finds Californians living near active oil and gas wells are disproportionately Black, Latinx and low-income. Living within 1 kilometer of active wells can expose people to higher levels of pollution and contribute to a variety of health problems.

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UC Berkeley photo by David González

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