America's thirst for oil and gas has left a vast landscape of wells,
but most don't produce much oil at all.
These piddly little wells that are just drip-dragging a little bit of profit while polluting,
they're not worth it.
Why so many American wells remain unplugged and abandoned despite the real threat of long-term pollution.
Listen now to the Sunday Story on the Up First podcast from NPR.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder.
South Korea says it has negotiated the release of its nationals detained by ICE agents at a South Korean-invested electric vehicle battery plant in Bryan County,
Georgia.
NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports from Seoul that South Korea has voiced concern and regret at the workers' detentions.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency quotes presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik is saying that officials have concluded negotiations for the release of the detained workers.
And once administrative procedures are complete,
a chartered plane will head to Georgia to bring the workers home.
Authorities raided the plant on Thursday and arrested more than 450 workers,
including more than 300 South Korean nationals, for alleged immigration violations.
The plant is run by South Korea's Hyundai and LG companies.
It's an example of the kind of high-tech factories both the Biden and Trump administrations have tried to attract to the US.
Anthony Kuhn, NPR News, sold.
Japanese Prime Minister Shiro Ishiba has stepped down.
Ishiba announced his resignation today after coming under pressure following his party's defeat in July's parliamentary elections.