The U.S. Department of the Interior Office of the Inspector General has released an audit report showing the Railroad Commission of Texas successfully used federal grant funding for orphaned well ...

The bill would have set deadlines for the oil and gas industry to plug inactive wells, which can pose a danger to the ...

The rapidly-growing sinkhole in Upton County is the latest of many problems caused by old wells in the Permian Basin.

As more wells were listed as eligible for plugging money, plugging costs jumped. Initial estimates could range from $33,000 to $68,000 per well, but in Pennsylvania, the costs have been even ...

Senate Bill 1330, introduced by Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Williamsport, would sell alternative energy credits to raise funds for well ...

A sinkhole around an old oil well is growing at an alarming rate on the Kelton Ranch in West Texas. Radford Grocery #17 was ...

The oil-filled hole around a plugged well on an Upton County ranch is one on a growing list of problems cropping up with old ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed a bill into law that will significantly increase the minimum number of idle oil and gas wells companies must plug each year or pay increased fees.

Gov. Josh Shapiro this week said plugging leaking abandoned wells reduces methane emissions, creates jobs, protects public health and opens up opportunities for rural communities. Shapiro and ...

HARRISBURG — Frustration with orphan well-plugging efforts in Pennsylvania came out during a Department of Environmental Protection budget hearing on Tuesday, as did a preview of partisan ...