The Only National Parks Employee Who Tracks Leaky Oil Wells Is Out of a Job

Forrest Smith was forced to step down last month as the National Park Service’s chief petroleum engineer. He wasn’t replaced. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/10/31/multimedia/31cli-orphaned-wells-pjfl/31cli-orphaned-wells-pjfl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg