As Pennsylvania celebrates plugging 300 abandoned oil and gas wells since 2023, ongoing lawsuits against the Trump ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Gov. Josh Shapiro visited an abandoned gas well site in Washington County Wednesday to commemorate the state’s efforts in plugging its 300th abandoned or orphaned well.

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 ...

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 ...

The RRC utilized its 40 years of well plugging expertise to expend a $25 million Initial Grant from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) passed by Congress. The agency plugged more ...

As Pennsylvania celebrates plugging 300 abandoned oil and gas wells since 2023, ongoing lawsuits against the Trump administration over hundreds of millions of federal dollars are creating uncertainty ...

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