The rapid collapse of Venezuela’s oil industry triggered one of the world’s worst environmental disasters. This is exacerbated by Caracas’ drill at any cost mentality and strict U.S. sanctions, which amplified the intensity of the ecological catastrophe unfolding in the near-failed state. There are immense volumes of petroleum waste scattered across many sites, where it is leaching into the soil, waterways, and wetlands. With President Trump eagerly pushing U.S. drillers to invest the tens of billions of dollars required to rebuild…