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November 20, 2018
Abandoned oil wells hidden under thousands of local properties
PITTSBURGH — There's a hidden danger under thousands of properties in Pennsylvania: aban...
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October 26, 2021
Advocates Call on Wolf to Uphold Methane Promise
Environmental groups are launching a new effort to hold Gov. Tom Wolf accountable to his e...
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December 16, 2021
Lawmakers Vote To Stop State’s Entrance To Cap-and-trade Program
State lawmakers voted to stop a new rule that would let Pennsylvania join a regional progr...
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December 10, 2021
Pa. releases final rule to cut methane leaks from existing oil and gas well sites
Pennsylvania regulators have released a long-awaited final draft of rules to cut releases ...
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February 3, 2022
PENNSYLVANIA COULD GET $100M IN FEDERAL MONEY TO PLUG LEAKY, OLD GAS WELLS
Pennsylvania is set to get an influx of federal infrastructure money to plug abandoned oil...
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November 14, 2016
Pennsylvania has more abandoned wells than expected, says new study
Pennsylvania has more abandoned oil and gas wells than previously thought, and some are le...
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November 14, 2016
Perilous Pathways: The danger of drilling near abandoned wells
There are probably around 200,000 abandoned oil and gas wells in Pennsylvania. We know whe...
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July 25, 2018
State orders companies to plug more than 1,000 abandoned oil, gas wells
State environmental officials have ordered three companies to plug more than 1,000 abandon...
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March 11, 2019
State reaches $7M agreement over 1,400 abandoned oil and gas wells
Alabama company has until 2033 to plug wells or put them back into production. The Pennsyl...
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August 1, 2021
Why It’s So Hard And Expensive To Plug An Abandoned Well
An estimated 2 million abandoned oil and gas wells across the country, forgotten or ignore...