tag | Abandoned wells
Federal money has supercharged Pa.’s plugging of dangerous wells, but critics want more oversight
Pa. gains new abandoned gas wells as it sets records capping old ones
The state awarded more than $23 million in contracts to plug wells in 2023.
100 plugged and 300,000+ to go; Abandoned well cleanup effort jumps with federal money
Shapiro celebrated the 100th well plugged this year at a state park in Washington County on Wednesday.
Pa. advocates say more scrutiny needed over well-plugging money
Pennsylvania has upwards of 200,000 estimated orphan and abandoned wells.
Pa. limited a board’s power to regulate abandoned oil and gas wells. Democrats want to restore it.
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visits Pittsburgh-area home to tout Biden abandoned well money
‘Historic’ infrastructure bill funds $4.7 billion in cleanups, though Pennsylvania companies are still abandoning wells.
Pa. drillers abandoned thousands of natural gas wells in 5 years, ignored state law, report says
Gov. Tom Wolf ordered the review, but it will be up to new Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration to take any action.