Despite the Shapiro administration’s increased efforts to plug orphaned and abandoned oil and gas wells, conventional drillers continue to abandon their wells at a rate faster than the Pennsylvania ...

Abandoned oil and gas wells pose environmental and public health risks. For three decades, the state has mismanaged funds earmarked for minimizing the threat.

An abandoned well is seen on the property of Cheryl and Joe Thomas in Duke Center, Pa., on April 25, 2023. With the help of millions of dollars in federal funding, Pennsylvania has plugged more oil ...

This article was originally published by Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters. CLEVELAND, Ohio — For years, the smell of gas wafting through the grounds of the Franciscan ...

Colorado’s Energy and Carbon Management Commission recently announced that 33 oil and gas well operators would receive grant funding to cover the costs of plugging marginal natural gas wells, which ...

Despite objections from some in his administration, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation requiring oil and gas companies to allocate more funding to plug wells nearing the end of production ...

Despite the Shapiro administration’s increased efforts to plug orphaned and abandoned oil and gas wells, conventional drillers continue to abandon their wells at a rate faster than the Pennsylvania ...

When it comes to environmental responsibility, New Mexico’s oil and gas industry is not just stepping up — we’re leading the way. In recent years, oil and gas operators plugged over 90% of the wells ...

When it comes to environmental responsibility, New Mexico’s oil and gas industry is not just stepping up — we’re leading the way. In recent years, oil and gas operators plugged over 90% of the wells ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — An Iowa man who’s no longer living on his own has agreed to let permits be revoked for six wells in the Barker Dome oil field in southwestern South Dakota. But the $100,000 ...