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Shirley McNall leads her “Toxic Tour of Hell” on Wednesday south of Aztec where she exposes the ugly side to the gas and oil industry her neighbors in San Juan County, N.M. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango

A stop on Shirley McNall’s “Toxic Tour of Hell” on Wednesday southwest of Aztec shows how gas wells are set in the middle of neighborhoods near Farmington. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango

Shirley McNall says a gas well behind a Wendy’s restaurant in Aztec is known to release noxious fumes. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango

A 60-acre landfill of contaminated soil kicks up dust near a neighborhood of 40 mobile homes. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango

A gas well in a neighborhood in Crouch Mesa leaks a noxious liquid. McNall immediately reported the leak to New Mexico’s Oil Conservation Division. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango

A stop on Shirley McNall’s “Toxic Tour of Hell” on Wednesday southwest of Aztec shows an abandoned gas refinery that sits across the road from a Super Fund site. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango

Shirley McNall, 71, has become the black sheep among friends and family members for her tours, which expose the ugliness of the oil and gas industry. McNall was hit with hydrogen sulfide poisoning from a well in 2005. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango

A gas well leaks a noxious liquid just feet away from homes. McNall said she’s seen children playing in an oil spill in previous years. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango

Shirley McNall, 71, says her “Toxic Tour of Hell” is not meant to shut down the oil and gas industry. Instead, she hopes the attention will force companies to operate responsibly. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango