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An abandoned natural gas well, located along West 25th Street in Millcreek Township, is being plugged due to hazardous leaks.

The Well Done Foundation, a Montana-based national nonprofit, is spearheading the project in Erie County in collaboration with local and state entities, as well as Pittsburgh students.

A block north of busy West 26th Street, 15 feet from a house and right next to a stormwater pond sits Millcreek Township Orphan Well No. 1, which contains potentially dangerous gases that could cause cancer.

But thanks to a collaboration involving a Montana nonprofit, Millcreek Township officials, Pittsburgh students, a Texas fund, an Indiana crew and Pennsylvania money, work began the first week of June to plug the abandoned natural gas well at 2624 W. 25th St

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