Are leaky, old oil wells poisoning people and the planet?

“What’s there to worry about?” That’s what Alberta rancher Teresa Patry thought when her family agreed to oil wells on their property. But that changed when she, her family and her animals started experiencing a variety of health issues. And she says the province’s energy regulator is not doing enough to address her concerns. We hear about the potential links between health problems and oil and gas production. Then, we hear about a coalition of landowners, environmental groups and others working to push the oil industry to clean up its mess – for the health of communities and the climate.

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Are leaky, old oil wells poisoning people and the planet? is an episode from What On Earth by CBC.

This episode is 00:25:28 long.

This episode was published on Apr 11, 2026.

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