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A former top state oil regulator filed a lawsuit this week alleging he was effectively fired by the Newsom administration for objecting to orders in January that he implement a
Improperly abandoned wells can leak methane and potentially leak harmful chemicals into groundwater. State regulators will begin by closing more than 370 wells.