Channel: AJ+

Category: News & Politics

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Description: Before Los Angeles had Hollywood, it had oil – a lot of it. And the toxic legacy of that oil boom still lingers below the city streets. Hundreds of deserted, unplugged oil wells are scattered underneath neighborhoods like Echo Park, potentially leaking toxic gases. Dena Takruri goes to L.A. to investigate this hidden plight. #LosAngeles #California #Oil Make sure to watch our previous episode: Welcome To The Texas Of California (Where Oil Rules) youtu.be/oIdFLXAB4kw Subscribe for more videos: ajplus.co/subscribe Sign up for subtext, our newsletter about the people and movements driving change in our society: ajplus.co/ekdv4 Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/ajplus Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/ajplusenglish Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ajplus