In Wilmington, California, Teresa López lives with an oil rig in her backyard. It pumps oil 24 hours a day, expelling toxic fumes and producing nonstop noise. In California, nearly 5.4 million people live less than a quarter mile from an oil or gas rig. "They put them where the poor live," López says. "We can't move anywhere."
In Wilmington, California, Teresa López lives with an oil rig in her backyard. It pumps oil 24 hours a day, expelling toxic fumes and producing nonstop noise. In California, nearly 5.4 million people live less than a quarter mile from an oil or gas rig. "They put them where the poor live," López says. "We can't move anywhere."