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All across the U.S., there are aging oil and natural gas wells no longer in use.A lot of them don't have anyone on the hook to seal them up. Some estimate over a million such "orphan wells" still ...
There could be about a million 'orphan' oil and gas wells across the U.S. As they age, they can leak greenhouse gases or ...
Bristol Art Gallery’s efforts to buy a Turner painting depicting the city have failed after being outbid at auction. ‘The ...
Reduced royalties and environmental review among Republicans’ proposed gifts to the oil and gas industry (Opinion) Uncapped wells are what happens when the federal government enables the fossil ...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom can sign into law bills that would force the oil industry to clean up, plug up and remove unnecessary, toxic oil wells.
The smell of oil wells has long permeated Caldwell County, near Austin and San Antonio. Now researchers have documented wells releasing dangerous amounts of hydrogen sulfide gas.
Texas bill requiring plugging of inactive oil wells after 15 years goes to Gov. Abbott, addressing risks from 9,000+ orphaned wells statewide.
After years of disruptive protests, climate activism group Just Stop Oil is hanging up its high-visibility vests and putting away its orange paint, ending its campaign against the fossil fuel ...
Artificial intelligence made it possible for researchers to identify what they suspect are 1,300 undocumented oil wells left behind during the early days of oil production, according to a Lawrence ...
Two major laws passed by Congress and signed by President Biden provide new money and new requirements for reducing potent methane emissions, including those coming from abandoned oil and gas wells.
Industry organizations like the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission believe that number might be closer to 740,000. Finding and plugging those wells is a laborious, time-consuming task.
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