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CarbonPath

CarbonPath fights climate change by permanently shutting down leaking old oil and gas wells to prevent methane and carbon dioxide emissions. It also cleans up wellsites, returns surfaces to nature, and aims to improve air quality and reduce groundwater pollution.

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CarbonPath focuses on orphaned, abandoned, and marginal oil and gas wells. The organization permanently closes leaking wells to prevent greenhouse-gas emissions, including methane and carbon dioxide, from reaching the atmosphere. Its work also includes cleaning up wellsites and restoring the surrounding surface to nature, with stated benefits for local jobs, air quality, groundwater pollution, and nearby communities.