Oil Companies Contaminated a Family Farm. The Courts and Regulators Let the Drillers Walk Away. ( www.propublica.org )
The first sign of trouble bubbled up from gopher holes a stone’s throw from Stan Ledgerwood’s front door. The salt water left an oily sheen on the soil and a swath of dead grass in the yard....
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