Millions of Californians face wildfire risks near oil wells

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Millions of Californians face wildfire risks near oil wells

Millions of Californians live near oil and gas wells that are increasingly in the path of wildfires, raising concerns about explosions, pollution and infrastructure damage.Hayley Smith reports for Los Angeles Times.In short:More than 100,000 oil wells in the western US, mainly in California, are at ...