High schoolers hold fundraisers to plug oil and gas wells. Some say the industry should clean up its own mess.
Pennsylvania is trying to speed up the plugging process, and some Pittsburgh high school students are stepping in to help.
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Pittsburgh high schoolers hope to make climate impact by plugging old gas wells
The Dice Well Done Club is hoping to raise $5,000 to plug its second abandoned well.
Boots and drones deployed in hunt for orphan gas wells in Southwestern Pa.
Old wells pose health and safety risks by leaking pollutants that can contaminate groundwater and impact air quality.
Federal money to plug Pa.’s dangerous wells is unfrozen, but uncertainty plagues contractors
Ongoing lawsuits against the Trump administration over hundreds of millions of federal dollars to plug old oil and gas wells are creating uncertainty.
Gov. Shapiro sues over ‘flagrantly lawless’ halt in federal funds committed to Pennsylvania
The Trump administration's funding freeze jeopardizes nearly $2.2 billion for environmental and climate programs committed to Pennsylvania.
Green groups, oil and gas industries praise new policies in Pa.’s state budget
Environmental advocates say the new $47.6 billion state budget takes some positive steps, while speeding up permitting and support for hydrogen pleased fossil fuel groups.
Pa. gains new abandoned gas wells as it sets records capping old ones
Pennsylvania has hundreds of thousands of abandoned gas wells. Last year, the state plugged just 139, while gaining more than 500.
Pa. will have two years to update methane rules for oil and gas sites to match EPA
The new EPA rule aims to avoid 80% of methane emissions by 2038, an estimated 58 million tons. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas.
100 old oil and gas wells plugged in Pa.; 300,000 to go
Plugging 100 oil and gas wells in 10 months is more than Pennsylvania has done in six years, thanks to federal funds from the Infrastructure Law.
Pa.’s environmental oversight board dismisses petition to raise key cost for conventional drillers
The request was to raise the bond amount for conventional wells. That's the money to plug a well at the end of its useful life.
